The first racket of Ukraine is not able to overcome the starting round of a major clay tournament in the Italian capital.
Alexander Dolgopolov in three sets lost to 13th seeded Dominica Tim. Win the Ukrainian prevented back injury in the final set, Dolgopolov with the score 2:2 took a medical timeout, and the consequences of damage reminded of his tenth game. Alexander with the score 4:5 she made a few unforced errors on a match-bole Tim didn’t have to sharpen the game, as Dolgopolov was not able to kill the net.
Dominique Tim (Austria, 13) — Alexander Dolgopolov (Ukraine) — 6:3, 3:6, 6:4
A similar scenario unfolded and the match Elina Svitolina – Kharkov’s completely failed in the first set, but the second party was able to resume the affair. In the deciding set when the score was 2:1 Puig made the break, and in the next game left the break points.
Elina Svitolina (Ukraine, 15) – Monica Puig (Puerto Rico) – 1:6, 6:4, 1:6
See also: Tennis in Ukrainian, Svitolina and Dolgopolov was successfully launched in USA
The last representative of Ukraine at the Internazionali BNL d’italia remains Lesya Tsurenko in the first round of the tournament in Rome from Kiev will play with the winner qualifying Julia Gerges.
