In the second round Ukrainian together with Ellen Perez from Australia in two sets overhang the American tandem Haley Baptist / Jessica Pegula in 1 hour and 13 minutes.
WTA 1000 Cincinnati. Pairs. Hard, 1/16 finals
Ludmila Kichenok (Ukraine) / Ellen Perez (Australia) [6] – Haley Baptist (USA) / Jessica Pegula (USA) – 6: 4, 7: 5
It was the first meeting of duets – Baptist and Pegul held the first joint competitions.
At the start of the American thousands of Ludmila and Ellen, the duet of Sorani Kirsta / Anna Kalinskaya was overcome. Nicole Melicha (USA) and Ludmila Samsonova will be the next rivals of Kichenok and Perez.
Lyudmila Kichenok is the only representative of Ukraine who still continues performances in Cincinnat.
Source: Sport.ua