Athletistic/Tennis. Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina (15th in the world ranking) won the first round of the tough WTA-500 tournament in Adelaide (Australia), defeating the American representative Claire Liu, who replaced Angelique Kerber, who withdrew from the tournament and ranks 104th in the world rankings. WTA ranking. The match ended with a score of 6:4, 6:3 in favor of the Russian and lasted 1 hour 46 minutes.
During this meeting, Kasatkina made a serve, committed five double faults and converted 5 break points out of 12. Her opponent managed three aces and two successful breaks out of eight possible.
In the next round, Kasatkina will meet her compatriot Anna Kalinskaya, ranked 75th in the WTA rankings. The Adelaide tournament concludes on January 13.
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Source: Sport
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