Marčinko and Olijnikova fall in the first round of the US Open
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- Britain’s Harriet Dart and Maia Lumsden defeated Croatia’s Petra Marčinko and Ukraine’s Oleksandra Olijnikova 7-5, 6-3 at the US Open.
- Marčinko and Olijnikova led 5-3 and served for the first set before losing four consecutive games.
- Marčinko also exited the singles tournament in the first round.
Petra Marčinko and her Ukrainian partner Oleksandra Olijnikova were eliminated in the first round of the US Open women’s doubles tournament.
Britons Harriet Dart and Maia Lumsden won 7-5, 6-3 after Marčinko and Olijnikova held a 5-3 lead and served for the opening set. The pair then lost four games in a row and fell behind in the match.
The contest remained close for much of the second set, but Dart and Lumsden grew more confident as it progressed and completed a straight-sets victory. Marčinko’s US Open campaign therefore ended in the first round of both the singles and women’s doubles draws.
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Originally published by Večernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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