After defeating Briton Heather Watson in the qualifying final, Lesya Tsurenko defeated Colombian Camila Osorio at the start of the main draw.
The match lasted 2 hours and 13 minutes and ended with the triumph of the Ukrainian with a score of 7:5, 7:6(2).
During the fight against the Colombian, Tsurenko converted 7 out of 14 breakpoints, giving her opponent six games on her serve..
In the 1/16 finals, Lesya will play with Elena Rybakina from Kazakhstan, who is now the 21st racket of the world.
Three more representatives of Ukraine - Dayana Yastremska, Angelina Kalinina and Marta Kostyuk will play the matches of the first round of the tournament in Eastbourne today.
Earlier, TSN Prosport reported that Ukrainian tennis player Lyudmila Kichenok won the doubles tournament in Birmingham. It is interesting that our compatriot did not even have to go to the court to win the final.