Russian tennis player Anastasia Potapova failed to complete the first round match of the Adelaide tournament against Czech Katerina Sinyakova.
After losing the first set with the score of 1:6 and abandoning the game at the start of the second game, the Russian refused to continue the game.
Previously qualified for the second round Anna Kalinskaya , she was stronger than Latvian representative Elena Ostapenko in straight sets. The Russian tennis player’s next opponent will be Belinda Bencic from Switzerland.
Another Russian Ludmila Samsonova lost early in the tournament to American Amanda Anisimova.
WTA 500. Adelaide International 2. Adelaide (Australia). Difficult. Prize pool – $780,637
1st circle
Katerina Sinyakova (Czech Republic, Q) — Anastasia Potapova (Russia, Q) – 6:1, 1:0 – refusal
Anna Kalinskaya (Russia, Q) – Elena Ostapenko (Latvia) – 6:3, 6:4
Amanda Anisimova (USA) — Ludmila Samsonova (Russia) – 7:5, 6:3
Source : MatchTV
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