Ostapenko and Kichenoka lose within the quarterfinals of the Rome doubles match

Ostapenko and Kichenok, who’re seeded sixth within the match, misplaced 3-6, 7-5, 5:10 to Italian duo Sara Errani/Jasmine Paolini.

The Latvian/Ukrainian couple began the primary set with a serve, profitable the fourth recreation when the opponents had been serving and making it 3-1, however misplaced the subsequent six video games.

The second set, which the Italians began with a serve, within the third and fourth video games, the duo exchanged misplaced video games of their very own serve. The identical occurred from the seventh to the tenth recreation.

Within the final two video games of the set, nonetheless, Ostapenko received with Kichenok, realizing the second of three set balls.

Within the tremendous tiebreak, the Latvian/Ukrainian duo went forward with 0:2, however after 2:3 they misplaced six factors in a row, giving the opponents seven match factors, of which they managed to win again solely three.

The Latvian/Ukrainian duo served uncatchable twice and didn’t permit the opponents to execute a single such serve, but additionally made extra double faults (3:1).

The winners each served extra precisely, hitting 79.7% of their serves on the court docket in opposition to 68.5% for Ostapenko and Kičenokai, and likewise scored extra factors with the primary (54.9%:48.0%) and second (53.8%:43, 5%) serves.

The winner transformed six out of 9 break factors, and the Latvian/Ukrainian pair – 5 out of eight break factors.

All through the match, Ostapenko/Kichenoka received 63 of 137 video games.

Ostapenko earned 215 world doubles rating factors in reaching the quarterfinals.

It has already been reported that within the first spherical match, the Latvian and Ukrainian duet beat Hungarian Anna Bondar and Spaniard Kristina Bukša 6-1, 6-0, and within the second spherical, Canadian Leila Fernandes and Dutch tennis participant Aranča Rusa 6-1, 6-2.

In singles competitors, Ostapenko reached the quarterfinals on Monday, incomes 215 world rating factors.

The match in Rome takes place on clay courts.