Russian tennis player Panova wins the WTA doubles tournament in Germany

Russian tennis player Alexandra Panova and Chinese Guo Hanyu became the doubles champions of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament in Bad Homburg, Germany, on June 28.

In the final, the athletes beat Ukrainian Lyudmila Kichenok and Australian Ellen Perez, who were seeded at number two, with a score of 4:6, 7:6 (7:4), 10:5. The match lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes.

The Russian-Chinese duo served straight twice, made two double faults and made one break point out of one. Kichenok and Perez scored three aces, one double fault and two break points out of six, Sport-Express adds.

The victory at the WTA 500 tournament brought the champions $54.3 thousand in prize money and 500 rating points. Opponents will earn $33,000 and 325 points.

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The day before, it was reported that in the semifinals, Panova and Hanyu beat Chinese women Xu Yifan and Yang Zhaoxuan with a score of 6:3, 6:4. It was clarified that Panova ranks 33rd in the WTA doubles rankings and has ten titles to her credit. Guo Hanyu, 27, is in 39th position.