Portoroz: Alexandrova gets past Kostyuk in 3-hour opener
Over 2 hours and 49 minutes, No.5 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova overcame Marta Kostyuk in the first round of the WTA Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz. Alexandrova saved three set points in the first set and won the last three games of the match after Kostyuk served for the win at 5-4 in the third.