Ukrainian Kateryna Bondarenko will play in the 1/16 final of the Open championship of the USA on tennis.
In the second round of the US Open, the former first racket of Ukraine played one of the most difficult matches in his career – more than three hours Bondarenko fought against the Chinese player Zheng Saisai, a specific style which has become a huge problem for Catherine.
During the first set Saisai led 5:0, but managed to lose six games in a row. And yet on the continuation Bondarenko gave her rival another break, and then a zero lost a game on someone else’s submission.
In the second set, the drama continued Bondarenko twice did not allow the opponent to submit for the match, and Now has missed three match-balls. At the tiebreak Catherine gathered all the will in a fist and pulled for themselves the continuation of the match.
In the course of deciding the situation on the court changed repeatedly – Bondarenko led 3:0, then gave up four consecutive games. With the score 4:4 Catherine managed to make a break, however, apply for the match did not let his double faults. And yet this incredible marathon ended in favor of
Ukrainka – in the 12th game of the final set Bondarenko on the third match-bol has waited for unforced errors of the opponent.
Kateryna Bondarenko was one step away from returning to the top 50 of the WTA rankings – in the third round of the Ukrainian woman is waiting for a sensational Anastasia Sevastova, who beat the champion of Roland Garros in 2016 Garbinie the Wind.
Zheng Saisai (China) — Ekaterina Bondarenko (Ukraine) — 7:5, 6:7, 5:7
Sergiy Stakhovsky were defeated by one of the hidden favourites of the US Open against Cilic. Only in the third set the Ukrainian could count on the resumption of intrigue, however, with the score 3:2 we played badly on break point. In new York Stakhovsky earned 45 rating points and almost 80 thousand dollars in prize money.
Sergiy Stakhovsky (Ukraine) — Marin Cilic (Croatia, 7) — 1:6, 2:6, 3:6
