World No4 Elina Svitolina won the demo tournament Tie Break Tens at Madison Square Garden in New York. The format of the tournament included 8 tennis players, with each match representing a super tiebreak of 10 points.
On the way to the Triumph 23-year-old Ukrainian beat successively Venus Williams (10-3) Coco Vandeuey (10-0) and Zhang Shuai (10-3). In addition to the trophy, Svitolina grabbed a $ 250, 000 check. The tournament analyzed by volleyball tips marked the return of the Wimbledon champion in 2013, Marion Bartoli. Frenchwoman who had health problems after his retirement from professional tennis, losing in the first round of the winner of the Open era record 23 Grand Slam titles, Serena Williams 6-10. Serena then retreated to the semi-finals before Zhang Shuiy with 11-13.
Tie Break Tens, New York results:
quarter-finals:
Coco Vandeuey (USA) - Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) 10-7
Venus Williams (US)- Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 3-10
Marion Bartoli (France) - Serena Williams (USA) 6-10
Sorana Cirstea (Romania) - Zhang Shuai (China) 4-10
1/2-finals:
Coco Vandeuey - Elina Svitolina 0-10
Serena Williams - Zhang Shuai 11-13
Final:
Svitolina - Zhang Shuai 10-3
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