Russian tennis player Elina Avanesyan qualified for the second round of the WTA 500 tennis tournament in Berlin.
The Russian woman defeated her compatriot Daria Kasatkina , who received the eighth seed, with a score of 6:2, 3:6, 7:6 (9:7). In the third set, Avanesyan lost with the score 2:5. The meeting lasted 2 hours and 25 minutes.
In the next round, Avanesyan will face the winner of the pairing Laura Siegemund (Germany, Q) – Anna Blinkova (Russia).
WTA 500. Berlin (Germany). Grass. Prize fund – more than 780 thousand dollars
First round
Elina Avanesyan (Russia) – Daria Kasatkina (Russia, 8) – 6:2, 3:6, 7:6 (9:7)
Source : MatchTV
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