“Catarin in three sets beat the shn in the 1st round of the ITF W75 tournament in Australia”, – WRITE: Sport.ua
In the 1st Round, Ukrainian in three sets beat Shchu (China, WTA 210) in 3 hours and 43 minutes.
ITF W75 Brisben. Hard. 1/16 finals
Katarina Zavatskaya (Ukraine) – Shi Han (China) [7] – 7: 6 (7: 5), 5: 7, 6: 3
It was the first meeting of rivals. In the first party, Katarin played eight setballs-five in the tenth game and three in the 12th (all at the reception).
The Ukrainian could complete the match before. In the second party she led 5: 3 and served for the match, and in the 10th game at the reception earned the match, but failed to implement it. The Chinese woman transferred the game to the third set, which still remained behind Katarina.
Zavatska won the first victory in 2025.
Karina Miller (USA, WTA 389) will be the next rival of Katarina.
Another Ukrainian – Anastasia Sobolev – will perform in Brisbane. On January 29, she starts on these courts against Emerson Jones. Zavatskaya and Sobolev will also play in one duet in a paired discharge.