Ukrainka Martha Kostyuk, who is 133rd in the last WTA rankings, managed to beat Russian Valentine Ivakhnenko in the first round of qualification US Open 4: 6, 7: 6 (8-6), 7: 6 (7-4) in a dramatic duel,.
As reported by the "Left Bank", the match between tennis players lasted almost three hours.
During the meeting the 16-year-old Ukrainian played 5 match-bolov.
It is worth noting that in the third decisive set Marta lost 0: 4, but managed to bring the game to a tie-break.
In the next round of the US Open qualification, she will play against the Czech Maria Bozkova.
We add that the first racket Ukrainka Elina Svitolina, according to her position in the ranking on August 20, received the seventh seeding number at the last Grand Slam tournament of this season.