Ukrainian tennis player repeats personal best at Australian Open and advances to third round

Lesia Tsurenko, the Ukrainian tennis player, defeated Spanish Rebeka Masárová in two sets in the second round of the Australian Open 2024. 

Source: Suspilne, Ukraine's public broadcaster 

Details: Tsurenko was one of four Ukrainian women to reach the second round of the Australian Open. It was the first face-to-face meeting between the Ukrainian tennis player and Masárová, who is ranked 91st in the WTA rankings. 

In the first round, Tsurenko, the world's No. 33 tennis player, secured a hard-earned victory over Italian Lucia Bronzetti in three sets (3:6, 7:5, 6:3). 

Thus, the Ukrainian repeated her personal record at the Australian Open – for the second time in her career, she reached the third round of the competition. She played at this stage in Melbourne in 2013, when she lost to Caroline Wozniacki. 

Her next opponent will be Arina Sabalenka, the current Australian Open champion and the world's No.2 tennis player. In the history of face-to-face meetings, both tennis players have won one match each.

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