Athletistic/Tennis. On October 9, in the 1st round of the WTA-500 series tournament in Zhengzhou, China, 19-year-old Russian Diana Schneider (ranked 66th) was defeated by Ukrainian Lesya Tsurenko. The match lasted 1 hour 22 minutes and ended with a score of 2:0 in favor of Tsurenko (6:4, 6:2).

Tsurenko committed four double faults and converted six of nine break points. Schneider committed three double faults and the Russian managed to take three of her eight break points.

Overall, Tsurenko controlled the match, showing precision and consistency on the baseline, while Schneider made too many errors. Lesya also skillfully exchanged blows and skillfully switched to attacks.

In the next round, Lesya Tsurenko will meet Croatian tennis player Donna Vekic.

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