Kichenka with a partner at the start of Montreal beat the duo with a Russian

Ukrainian tennis player Ludmila Kichenok Successfully started in a paired discharge at the WTA 1000 in Mordovy in Montreal, Canada.

In the 1/16 finals the Ukrainian and her partner Ellen Perez (Australia) in two sets overhanged tandem Nicole Melic (USA) / Lyudmila Samsonov in 1 hour and 19 minutes.

WTA 1000 Montreal. Pairs. Hard, 1/16 finals

Nicole Melic (USA) / Ludmila Samsonova – Ludmila Kichenok (Ukraine) / Ellen Perez (Australia) [7] – 5: 7, 1: 6

It was the first face -to -face confrontation of duets.

Ludmila and Ellen hold the third joint tournament. At the grassy five hundred in Bad-Khoburg, they reached the finals, and on Wimbledon reached the third round.

The next rivals of the kichen and Perez will be the American Coco Goff and McCartney Kessler. Lyudmila is the only representative of Ukraine who plays in a paired tournament on the courts of Montreal.