“The Ukrainian and the representative of the Philippines defeated Appleton and Tang Qianhui in Guangzhou in two sets”, — write: sport.ua
In the first round, the Ukrainian and her partner Alexander Eala (Philippines) defeated the fourth seeded tandem in two sets Emily Appleton (Great Britain) / Tang Qianhui (China) in 1 hour and 10 minutes.
WTA 250 Guangzhou. couples Hard, 1/8 finals
Emily Appleton (Great Britain) / Tang Qianhui (China) [4] – Alexander Eala (Philippines) / Nadia Kichenok (Ukraine) – 4:6, 2:6
Nadia and Alexandra are holding joint competitions for the first time.
The next opponents of Kichenok and Eala will be “neutrals” Polina Kudermetova and Kamilla Rakhimova.
Eala also played singles in Guangzhou. On October 21, she was defeated by Claire Liu in the first round. The Filipina’s losing streak is already four matches.