The second racket of Ukraine Lesya Tsurenko could not overcome the starting round at a major grass tournament in Birmingham WTA Premier with a prize Fund of $885,040.
Grass season Tsurenko beginning with the semi-finals in Hertogenbosch in Birmingham from Kiev in the first round had to play with the seventh racket of the world Johanna Contoy, which Sunday in the final of the tournament in Nottingham in protracted three-set winner match I lost to Donna Vekic.
Tsurenko and Conte held the third traning match in 2012 in Brisbane won the Les, and last year on the grass tournament in Eastbourne, the victory went to the British.
Start the match was in favor of local tennis players – konta the first attempt has made a break and led 3:0. No chance to return his serve, Tsurenko was not – konta confidently defended their game, never allowing her opponent to break point.
In the second set, Tsurenko was able to amend the script to match. In the fourth game made the break and led 3:1. All went to the decisive game, but with the score 5:3 and 30:0 Ukrainka managed to lose four goals in a row and allowed Conte to return to the game.
In the tie-break Tsurenko has lost 2:4, then was able to play two match-bol. With the score tied Lesya mistakenly stopped the game and gave Conte the third match-ball – this time Johanna are perfectly filed and finished the contest in their favor.
Lesya Tsurenko (Ukraine) – Johanna Konta (Britain, 4) – 3:6, 6:7
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