→ In Ostapenko’s service game, the opponents remained scoreless (1:0), but the Spanish-Venezuelan duo responded no less convincingly – 1:1. After that, Kichenoka did not hold serve, the 11-minute game ended with Ostapenko’s excellent service (2:2), while in the next set, our team conceded in all episodes – 2:3. Our team did not take advantage of the opportunity to break and went ahead with 2:4. Kichenoka finished with two excellent serves (3:4). Ostapenko hit between the opponents (two break opportunities at once), but then four inaccurate returns followed – 3:5. The Latvian tennis player played the first set ball with an irresistible shot, neutralized the second with a serve and reached 4:5. Ostapenko performed two excellent shots, Kichenoka added another one, but then the Latvian tennis player provided a “winner” that gave the desired 5:5. In the Kichenok game, the opponents were left at zero (6:5). The opponents made mistakes in the next three episodes, but Ostapenko ended the effective last game of the first set – 7:5. The Latvian-Ukrainian tandem finished with 15 points in a row!
• Smelled like “grass” again during the match.
“It smells like weed so much. It’s unbelievable”
Penko just said it to the ump and everyone was just nodding in agreement lol
— Owen (@kostekcanu) August 31, 2023
→ → In the second set, Ostapenko/Kichenoka won the first four episodes (1:0) – it was already a streak of 19 points, which ended in the next game by going out. Ours got behind (1:2) and scored the next two points. The ball sent by the opponent hit the upper edge of the net and hit Kichenoka, who was nearby, in the face (near the left eye) – during the break, it was initially corrected by applying ice, but after a few minutes, two medical specialists arrived and performed examinations. The Ukrainian was ready to continue, it was Kichenoka who triumphed at the net, breaking Sorrives’ serve – 2:2. Ostapenko convincingly served to 3:2, during the short break, Kichenoka dropped something in her left eye. The result became 3:5 and 4:5. Ostapenko/Kichenoka missed two break points in a row and lost 4-6.
😭😭😭 nooo lyudmyla please be ok pic.twitter.com/jSjPAGWPaJ
— Owen (@kostekcanu) August 31, 2023
→ → → In the decisive set, our team broke Sorrives’ serve (2:0), reached 3:0, 4:1 and 5:2, but Ostapenko scored the last point of the match – 6:3.
• The second round of doubles is worth $36,800 in prize money (about €33,861) and 130 ranking points.
• Elina Avanesyan/Kamilla Rahimova will face each other in the second round of doubles.
• On September 1, after 7:30 p.m., in the third round of singles, Latvian tennis leader Aļona Ostapenko (WTA 21st) will fight against American Bernarda Peru (#73).
Resources used:
wtatennis.com
2023-08-31 21:55:00
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