The Australian Open in 2018: broke Tsurenko in the second round

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Lesya Tsurenko has won strong-willed victory in the first round of the Open championship of Australia on tennis.

In the match against 20-year-old Russian Natalia Vikhlyantseva Tsurenko tried for the first time in 2013 to win a main draw match at the Australian Open. Ukrainian was considered the favorite, but the way to win her did not come easy.

First set Tsurenko gave after the loss of serve in the sixth game. In the second game Vikhlyantseva led to a break 3:2. Tsurenko had no choice but to go forward, and Les was able to turn the tide of the match. Ukrainian won four games in a row and restored the balance.

During the decisive set Tsurenko battled back from 0:2 in the seventh game made the decisive break and twice successfully defended his serve.

To match with Vikhlyantseva Tsurenko has served 2 aces, made 4 double faults, made 16 winnershow, made 29 unforced errors and has implemented 4 of 13 break points.

For an exit in the third circle and the repetition of a personal record, Tsurenko will face the winner of the match between Agnieszka Radwanska and Kristina Pliskova.

Thanks to Lesia Tsurenko Australian Open in 2018 was the most successful in the history of Ukraine. Earlier, during the second round broke Elina Svitolina, Kateryna Bondarenko and Marta Kostyuk.

Andy Murray (Russia) – Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) – 6:3, 3:6, 4:6

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