Russian Alina Korneeva defeated American Sachia Vickery early in the Australian Open qualifying tournament.
The match ended with a score of 6:4, 3:6, 7:5 in favor of the 16-year-old Russian. The duration of the match was 2 hours 20 minutes.
In the qualifying semi-final, Korneeva will face China’s Ma Yesin.
Another representative of Russia, 35-year-old Ekaterina Makarova, finished her qualifying performance losing to Japanese Moyuka Uchijima – 2:6, 0:6.
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Qualifying, 1st round
Alina Korneeva (Russia) — Sachia Vickery (United States) — 6:4, 3:6, 7:5
Moyuka Uchijima (Japan) — Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) – 6:2, 6:0
Source : MatchTV
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