Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina failed to reach the third round of the Australian Open, which takes place in Melbourne.
In the second round, the 26-year-old athlete, seeded 14th in the tournament and first racket of Russia, lost to American Sloane Stephens with a score of 6:4, 3:6, 3:6.
Stevens’ next opponent will be another Russian, Anna Kalinskaya.
In a parallel match, the fifth racket in the world, American Jessica Pegula, lost to Frenchwoman Clara Burel with a score of 4:6, 2:6.
Grand Slam tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne, Australia). Hard. Total fund: more than $59 million
Women. 2nd round
Sloan Stephens (United States) — Daria Kasatkina (Russia, 14 years old) — 4:6, 6:3, 6:3
Source : MatchTV

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