Alina Charaeva misses match point and exits WTA 250 tournament in Seoul

Alina Charaeva, representing Armenia, missed out on a place in the Korea Open WTA 250 quarterfinals. The world No. 121 lost in the second round to Hungary’s Anna Bondar, ranked No. 69, 4–6, 7–6 (8–6), 6–7 (5–7).

The match lasted 3 hours and 15 minutes. Charaeva served for the match at 6–5 in the deciding set and held a match point, but Bondar recovered and won on a tiebreak.

In the first round, Charaeva beat former world No. 4 and Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin 3–6, 7–6 (7–4), 6–4.