“In the 1/16 finals, Marta will play against the lucky loser Putintseva, who passed Baptiste”, — write: sport.ua
In the round of 16, the Ukrainian will play against the representative of Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva (WTA 74), who in the first round in two sets passed Hailey Baptiste (USA, WTA 65) in 1 hour and 6 minutes.
WTA 500 Brisbane. Hard, 1/32 of the final
Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) [LL] – Haley Baptiste (USA) – 6:2, 6:4
Putintseva entered the main draw of Brisbane as a lucky loser. Initially, Karolina Plishkova was supposed to play with Baptist, but the Czech withdrew from the competition due to an injury to her right leg.
In Brisbane, Putintseva started with qualification, where she defeated Priscilla Khon in the first round, and then was defeated by Olivia Gadecki.
Kostiuk had never played against Yulia before. The meeting will take place on the night of January 7.