Tennis in Ukrainian, Bondarenko won the first match in Stanford

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Ukrainian tennis player Kateryna Bondarenko overcame the first round in prestigious hard-court tournament in the United States.

Season 2017 Bondarenko has not yet formed, the former first racket of Ukraine at the level of the WTA in August yielded just eight wins and Stanford Catherine came with an almost three-month series without a victory in the elite women’s tennis.

In the first round of the American tournament series Premier Bondarenko tried for the first time since 2008 to reach the second round. To prevent the Ukrainian tried the famous Francesca Schiavone, supposedly pursuing the last season of his career.

During the first set, Bondarenko was lost with the break, but was able to quickly restore parity. With the score 3:3 Catherine on his serve and played the break-point, and in the next game made the break and took the lead.

In the second set of the tennis-player began to exchange successful games at the reception. Only when the score was 3:3 Schiavone failed to protect his supply. Bondarenko is not confused – Catherine won three games in a row and interrupted a long black strip on the WTA tour.

Next opponent Ekaterina Bondarenko at Stanford will be the ex-second racket of the world Peter Kvitova. In case of victory of the Ukrainian team to secure a return in the top 100 in the world rankings.

Francesca Schiavone (Italy) — Ekaterina Bondarenko (Ukraine) — 3:6, 4:6

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