Ana Bohdan (69 WTA) left the tournament in Brisbane in the first round, our athlete was defeated after a hard fight by Marta Kostiuk.
Marta, who is ranked 33rd in the world, lost the first set 6-4, but had the strength to come back and finally beat Ana Bodan, winning the next two sets 6-3, 6-3.
The game lasted two hours and five minutes.
It was a real back and forth battle as both players fired up at different times leading to a third set. But in the 3rd set, unfortunately, Ana couldn’t slow Marta down as she took over the match. Marta Kostyuk defeated Ana Bohdan with a score of 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. pic.twitter.com/sIPbzUI4Vl
— Romanian Tennis (@WTARomania) December 31, 2023
Know:
- Ana Bohdan will receive $12,200 and one point in the WTA singles ranking for being in the main draw of Brisbane.
WTA Brisbane competes from December 31 to January 7 on hard, is part of the WTA 500 category, has a total prize money worth $1,736,763, and the title champion is Aryna Sabalenko (2023).
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