“Veronika started in the main grid of the competition with a convincing victory over Charaeva”, — write: sport.ua
In the first round, the Ukrainian defeated the “neutral” in two sets Alina Charaev (WTA 162) in 1 hour and 16 minutes.
WTA 250 Angers. Hard indoors, 1/16 finals
Veronika Podrez (Ukraine) [Q] – Alina Charaeva – 6:1, 6:1
Veronika held the first face-to-face confrontation against Alina.
Podrez beat an opponent from the top 200 of the WTA ranking for the third time in her career and for the first time since November 2024.
Veronika won the first career victory in the main draw of the WTA 125 category.
In Angers, Podreze started with the qualification, where Amandine Monneau passed in the only qualifying match. The next opponent of the 18-year-old Ukrainian will be either Alyona Bolshova (Spain, WTA 235) or Antonia Ružych (Croatia, WTA 78).