Ukrainian tennis player Angelina Kalinina (No. 42 WTA) continues her performance at the WTA 500 tournament in Charleston.
In the second round of the competition, the Ukrainian defeated the representative of Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina (No. 18 WTA) - 6:4, 2:6, 6:4.
The match lasted 2 hours 18 minutes. Ukrainian twice filed right through, made 2 double faults and converted 5/11 break points.
It was the first meeting of tennis players. Angelina defeated an opponent from the top 20 of the world ranking for the first time, previously there were five defeats.
In the next round, Kalinina will face 12th seed Alize Cornet from France..
Recall that the Ukrainian fencer Ekaterina Budenko won the bronze medal at the ongoing World Junior and Cadet Championships in Dubai..