Kiev. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – January 7, 2021 – Sport
Kateryna Bondarenko, a native of Kyiv, successfully made her way to the main draw of the WTA tournament in Abu Dhabi.
Bondarenko won her second qualifying match at the WTA tournament in Abu Dhabi and secured a place in the competition. She defeated the fourth seed, the representative of Greece Valentina Grammatikopoulou – 6: 3, 6: 1.
Bondarenko’s first opponent will be Chinese Wang Yafan (95 in the WTA rankings).
Marta Kostyuk and Elina Svitolina will start immediately from the main grid. Kostyuk will play in the tournament with Lucia Hradecka from the Czech Republic (495 WTA), and Svitolina will play in the first round against Jessica Pegula from the USA.