Athletistic / Tennis. Russian tennis player Alina Korneeva (179th racket in the world) failed to reach the third round of the Australian Open 2024. In the second round match of the Grand Slam tournament, the 16-year-old athlete lost to Beatrice Addad-Maya (12th ranked in the world) of Brazil.
The match lasted 1 hour 22 minutes and ended with a score of 6:1, 6:2 in favor of the Latina. Following the match, Korneeva’s record included two misses and three double faults. Haddad-Maia didn’t have a single ace, but she didn’t double fault and also converted four break points out of a possible six.
Addad-Maya’s next opponent will be another Russian, Maria Timofeeva. Note that in 2023 Alina Korneeva became the winner of the Australian Open in the junior category.
Source: Sport
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