“Oleksandra defeated Alicia Herrero Lignana in the 1/16 finals of the WTA 125 competition in Argentina”, — write: sport.ua
In the first round, the Ukrainian defeated the representative of Spain in two difficult sets Alicia Herrero Lignano (WTA 301) in 2 hours and 24 minutes.
WTA 125 Tucuman. Ground, round of 16
Alicia Herrero Lignana (Spain) – Oleksandr Oliinikov (Ukraine) [7] – 5:7, 6:7 (3:7)
Oliynikova held the second face-to-face confrontation against Lignana. In March of this year, Oleksandra coped with the Spaniard at the start of the 75-thousandth in Vacaria, Brazil.
Alexandra’s next opponent in Tucuman will be the Italian Jessica Pieri (WTA 239). Oleynikova has played against Pieri once before – in July she beat Jessica in the final of the ITF W75 competition in The Hague.