Second sown. Kostyuk’s opponent in the 1/8 finals of the WTA 500 in Brisbane has been determined

Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk (WTA 27) received an opponent in the 1/8 finals of the WTA 500 hard tournament in Brisbane, Australia.

In the third round, the Ukrainian will play against the second seed of the competition Amanda Anisimova (WTA 3) from the USA.

Anisimova started in Brisbane with a victory over Kimberly Birrell (Australia, WTA 106) in two sets with a score of 6:1, 6:3.

Earlier, Kostiuk played against Anisimova three times and managed to win twice. In 2019, Marta coped with Amanda in the qualification of the thousand in Madrid, in 2023 she defeated in the first round of the Australian Open, and last season she lost in the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 in Doha.

In the 1/16 finals of the 500 in Brisbane, Kostyuk dealt with Yulia Putintseva in three games.

WTA 500 Brisbane. Hard, 1/8 finals

Kimberly Birrell (Australia) [WC] – Amanda Anisimova (USA) [2] – 1:6, 3:6

Photo from the match

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