Lesya Tsurenko upsets Boulter in the 1st round to set up a battle vs Linette. HIGHLIGHTS – WUHAN RESULTS

Lesya Tsurenko shocks Katie Boulter 6-2 7-5 in the 1^st round in Wuhan on Tuesday. Tsurenko will play against Magda Linette in the 2^nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 51 minutes. This run will match her most significant achievement in this tournament. Here you can see her history at this event.

Highlights Lesya Tsurenko vs. Katie Boulter Wuhan Open – Wuhan

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

At the end of the match, the Ukrainian scored 79 points vs. the Brit’s 66.

Tsurenko

The Ukrainian won this match even if she was far from perfect in converting her break points as she converted only 40% (6/15) of the procured opportunities.

Boulter

On the other side, Boulter was far from perfect in converting her break points (only 30% – 3/10). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Tsurenko and Boulter is 4-1 for Lesya.

Draw and next match H2H: Lesya Tsurenko vs. Magda Linette – stats

Tsurenko will face Linette in the 2^nd round.

This will be the 5^th time that Lesya Tsurenko and Magda Linette face off. The head to head is 2-2 for Tsurenko and Linette (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Linette won 6-2 7-5 in the 1^st round in Hua Hin back in September 2024.

Live score progression and stats

Tsurenko conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Katie Boulter in the 1^st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, there was more work to do for Lesya to win the set as Katie found the way to break back in the 4^th (1-3) and in the 6^th (2-4) game. Lesya maintained her cool to break Katie in the 5^th (4-1) and in the 7^th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

Tsurenko converted 44% of her break points (4/9). She had 9 break points opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 3^rd (2-0 15-40), the 5^th (3-1 40-A) and the 7^th game (4-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Katie converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had her opportunities in the 4^th (0-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6^th game (1-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 63 points. The Ukrainian won 5 more points than the Brit (34-29). Tsurenko dropped 12 points on serve (12-12). In addition, on the other side, Katie conceded 22 points on serve (17-22).

Tsurenko won the set after she broke the Brit in the 3^rd (2-1) and in the 11^th (6-5) game. Katie tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4^th (2-2) game. Nevertheless, Lesya didn’t blink to win the set 7-5.

Lesya converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 3^rd (1-1 15-40), the 5^th (2-2 30-40), the 7^th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40), the 9^th (4-4 40-A) and the 11^th game (5-5 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the Brit converted 20% of her break points (1/5). She had her opportunities in the 4^th (1-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6^th game (3-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They played 80 points. The Ukrainian won 8 more points than the Brit (44-36). Lesya surrendered 18 points on serve (26-18). In addition, on the other side, Katie conceded 18 points on serve (18-18).

Tennis Scores in Wuhan

• Magda LinetteLinette – Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova (6-2 6-2)
• Jaqueline CristianCristian – Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano (4-6 6-2 6-3)
• Lesya TsurenkoTsurenko – Katie BoulterBoulter (6-2 7-5)
• Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova – Alexandra EalaEala (6-3 6-1)
• Viktoriya TomovaTomova – Ashlyn KruegerKrueger (1-6 7-6⁸ 7-5)
• Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova – Cristina BucsaBucsa (6-2 6-4)
• Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Sofia KeninKenin (6-1 4-6 6-4)
• Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva – Shuai ZhangZhang (6-4 6-4)
• Anastasia PotapovaPotapova – Katie VolynetsVolynets (5-7 6-3 7-5)
• Erika AndreevaAndreeva – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (7-5 6-4)
• Magdalena FrechFrech – Mai HontamaHontama (6-0 6-4)
• Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Diana ShnaiderShnaider (6-7⁷ 6-3 6-3)
• Bernarda PeraPera – Irina-Camelia BeguBegu (6-2 4-6 6-2)
• Donna VekicVekic – Elise MertensMertens (3-6 6-1 6-3)
• Xinyu WangWang – Caroline DolehideDolehide (6-4 6-0)
• Beatriz Haddad MaiaHaddad Maia – Madison KeysKeys (7-6⁷ 6-2)
• Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya – Anna BondarBondar (6-1 6-3)
• Yue YuanYuan – Clara BurelBurel (1-6 6-4 6-2)
• Hailey BaptisteBaptiste – Diane ParryParry (6-4 7-5)
• Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova – Marie BouzkovaBouzkova (6-4 7-6(4))
• Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova – Moyuka UchijimaUchijima (6-1 6-2)

Upcoming matches

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• Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva – Donna VekicVekic (2-4) – H2H details and stats
• Magdalena FrechFrech – Emma NavarroNavarro (1-2) – H2H details and stats
• Cori GauffGauff – Viktoriya TomovaTomova (0-0) – H2H details and stats
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