A 2-hour-43-minute contest contrasted sharply with a straight-sets match, giving the two Ukrainian campaigns very different opening-round endings.
Angelina Kalinina and Oleksandra Oliynykova ended their singles campaigns at the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing after losing in the first round. The tournament has a prize fund of $9,415,725.
As reported by the online media outlet Ukrinform.
Kalinina, ranked No. 50 in the world, lost 6-2, 5-7, 4-6 to Indonesia’s Janice Tjen, ranked No. 49. The match lasted 2 hours and 43 minutes.
Oliynykova, ranked No. 47 in the world, lost 2-6, 3-6 to China’s Yuan Yue, ranked No. 135. The match lasted an hour and a half.
The tournament in Beijing runs through October 11.