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Kichenok and Perez Fall Short in Wimbledon Doubles

Ludmila Kichenok and Ellen Perez were unable to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, losing in the third round.

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Ludmila Kichenok and Australia's Ellen Perez could not advance to the quarterfinals in the Wimbledon doubles event. In the third round, they lost to the tenth-seeded duo of Tímea Babos (Hungary) and Luísa Stefani (Brazil).

The match lasted 1 hour and 36 minutes, ending with a score of 7:5, 6:4.

During the match, Kichenok and Perez hit 2 aces, committed 6 double faults, and failed to convert any of their two break points in the final game. Their opponents did not serve any aces, made one service error, and achieved 2 breaks.

Wimbledon is a Grand Slam event.

Wimbledon, United Kingdom, grass.

Prize money: £21,902,000.

Third round of doubles, July 7.

Tímea Babos (Hungary) / Luísa Stefani (Brazil) – Ludmila Kichenok (Ukraine) / Ellen Perez (Australia) 7:5, 6:4.

This was the second meeting between the contenders. At the end of June, the Ukrainian-Australian duo had been victorious in the semifinals of the WTA 500 tournament in Bad Homburg.