Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko & Lyudmyla Kichenok from Ukraine, the No 7 seeds, won the women’s doubles title at the US Open with a 6-4 6-3 victory over the Chinese-French pair of Zhang Shaui & Kristina Mladenovic on Friday. I just came to Jelena after the first or second point and told her, ‘Just remember, you…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday September 6, 2024 New York—No wedding. But a Grand Slam title instead. Ukraine’s Lyudmila Kichenok was supposed to get married on Wednesday to fiance Stas Kumarsky but instead postponed the ceremony to complete her run to the US Open women’s doubles title with Jelena Ostapenko. Kichenok and Ostapenko…
Photo by Pete Staples/USTA (Seprember 6, 2024) FLUSHING, NY – Lyudmyla Kichenok was supposed to get married this week to Jelena Ostapenko’s coach, but a run at the US Open put an end to that. The No. 7 seeds won their first major title as a team beating Kristina Mladenovic and Zhang Shuai 6-4, 6-3…
