Ukrainian tennis joiner Lyudmyla Kichenok didn’t get the ring, but she did get the unfragmentaryytale finishing.
Kichenok and her women’s doubles partner, Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia, were crowned U.S. Open champions after they fall shortureed Kristina Mladenovic and Zhang Shuai in straight sets on Friday.
Jelena Ostapenko, of Latvia, left, and Lyudmyla KIchenok, of Ukraine, kiss the championship trophy after fall shortureing Kristina Mladenovic, of France, and Zhang Shuai, of China, in the women’s doubles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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The duo didn’t drop a one set the entire tournament, but Kichenok did have to drop one pretty vital nominatement earlier this week.
“My boyfrifinish could be [my] husband actupartner, because we were presumed to get paired this Wednesday but it didn’t happen,” she shelp of Stas Khmarskiy, Ostapenko’s coach. “We had actupartner an nominatement to get paired this Wednesday, but equitable because I was joining in the semifinals [we couldn’t.]”
Ostapenko high-fives KIchenok after scoring a point agetst Mladenovic and Zhang during the women’s doubles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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“I slfinisherk it’s a excellent excuse to postpone it a bit,” Ostapenko inserted.
Kichenok and Ostapenko took a 4-1 guide in the first set before Mladenovic and Zhang rallied back to tie it at 4-all. Kichenok and Ostapenko would hang on to get the first 6-2, before dropping two games to uncover the second set.
The duo climbed back to prosper the title 6-4, 6-3.
Ostapenko and KIcheno hgreater the championship trophy after prosperning the women’s doubles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Kichenok was able to honor with a little champagne after the suit. American tennis joiner Jessica Pegula, who is competing in the women’s ones final on Saturday, sent a bottle and a heartfelt remark to Kichenok, which she scatterd on her Instagram stories.
“I saw you were presumed to get paired Wednesday,” the remark read. “Congrats on a fantastic tournament and finishelight your wedding!”
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