Of the five Ukrainian tennis players who started in the main draw of the prestigious Wimbledon tournament with a prize fund of more than 10 million pounds sterling, only two managed to advance to the second round. The biggest sensation was created by Olena Bondarenko, who defeated the 18th seed at the tournament, Frenchwoman Tatyana Golovin. The score of the match was 6:3, 3:6, 7:5 in favor of the Ukrainian.
Now in the second round Olena Bondarenko will meet Russian Tatyana Panova.
Yuliya Vakulenko also advanced to the second round of the tournament. On Tuesday, the Ukrainian in the first round defeated Italian Tatyana Garbin in two sets with a score of 6:2 and 6:4. In the next round Vakulenko will play against the 12th seed at the tournament, Frenchwoman Mary Pierce.
Following Tatyana Perebiynis, who ended her performance at Wimbledon on the very first day, two more Ukrainian women put their rackets away.
Yuliana Fedak lost to Argentine Gisela Dulko with a score of 6:2, 6:4, and Kateryna Bondarenko was defeated by the well-known Spaniard Conchita Martinez, who won at Wimbledon in 1992. The score of the match was 6:1, 7:6.