Athletistic / Tennis. During the first round match of the WTA-500 tournament in Tokyo (Japan), Russian tennis player Ekaterina Alexandrova (world number 21) met her compatriot Anna Kalinskaya (world number 80). The meeting between the two Russians ended in three sets with a score of 6:7 (7-9), 6:1, 7:5 in favor of Alexandrova.
The duration of the match was 2 hours 21 minutes. At the end of the match, Alexandrova made 14 aces, made nine errors on her serve and converted six breaks out of 14 break points. Kalinskaya has two serves, seven double faults and three break points out of three possible.
In the next round of competition in the Japanese capital, Ekaterina Alexandrova will play with another Russian, Lyudmila Samsonova (22nd racket in the world). The Tokyo tournament will last until October 1. Its current winner is Lyudmila Samsonova.
Source: Sport
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