Ukrainian tennis player Oleksandra Oliynykova won her second-round match at Roland Garros 2026 against Australian Kimberly Birrell and advanced to the third round, where she will face "neutral" Russian Diana Shnaider, UNN reports.
Details
The match lasted nearly three hours. The Ukrainian took the first set with a score of 6:3, but lost the second in a 6:0 blowout.
At the start of the deciding set, Birrell held her serve, but by the fourth game, Oliynykova restored parity. After that, neither player was able to pull ahead. The fate of the match was decided in a tiebreak, where the Ukrainian proved stronger - 10:5.
Addendum
Oliynykova will play in the third round of Roland Garros 2026 for the first time. Her opponent will be "neutral" Russian Diana Shnaider, who defeated American McCartney Kessler.
Prior to this, Oliynykova made a successful start in her debut Roland Garros 2026, confidently defeating "neutral" Russian Elena Pridankina.
Recall
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) forced Ukrainian tennis player Oleksandra Oliynykova to remove a patch during her performance at Roland Garros 2026.