Russian tennis player Kamilla Rakhimova defeated the Dutch Arantha Rus in her opening match of the tournament in Ningbo (China).
In the first round, the Russian won with a score of 3:6, 7:6 (7:5), 6:3. The opponents spent 2 hours and 26 minutes on the field.
Russian Valeria Savinykh turned out to be stronger than Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva – 7:5, 7:5. The match lasted 2 hours and 6 minutes.
Rakhimova will face Czech representative Petra Kvitova in the next round, and Savinykh will face either local tennis player Xu Wang or Argentina’s Nadya Podoroshka for a place in the quarterfinals of the competition in China.
WTA 250. Open from Ningbo. Ningbo (China). Hard. Prize fund: $259,303
1st circle
Kamilla Rakhimova (Russia) — Aranta Rus (Netherlands) — 3:6, 7:6 (7:5), 6:3
Valéria Savinykh (Russia) — Varvara Gracheva (France) — 7:5, 7:5
Source : MatchTV
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