Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina qualified for the second round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Montreal.
At the start of the tournament, Kasatkina, who received the 10th seed, defeated Belgium’s Elise Mertens. The match lasted 1h37 and ended with the score of 6:4, 6:2.
In the next round, the 14th racket in the world will meet the winner of the match Anna Blinkova (Russia) – Zhang Shuai (China).
WTA 1000. National Bank Open presented by Rogers. Montreal Canada). Hard. Prize Fund – $2.8 million
First round
Daria Kasatkina (Russia, 10) – Elise Mertens (Belgium) – 6:4, 6:2
Source : MatchTV

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