Ukrainian tennis player Lesya Tsurenko made it to the semifinals of the ITF W60 tournament in Canberra, Australia.

In the quarterfinals, the 33-year-old Ukrainian (No. 137 WTA) defeated her rival from Germany, Eva Lis (No. 127 WTA), who is a native of Kyiv. When she was one year old, the parents of the future tennis player moved to Germany..

The fight lasted exactly 2 hours and ended with the victory of Tsurenko in three sets - 2:6, 7:5, 3:6.

During the match, Lesya made 7 double faults, lost 4 games on her serve and made 7 breaks.

Note that Tsurenko will play in the semi-finals of the tennis tournament for the first time since 2020.. The last time she reached this stage was at the WTA 125 in Indian Wells..

For reaching the final, Lesya will compete against the sixth seed in the tournament, Briton Jody Burrage (No. 131 WTA). This match is scheduled for January 6.

Earlier it was reported that the Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk beat the Wimbledon champion and made it to the quarterfinals of the tournament in Adelaide (Australia).