Russian Anna Blinkova showed the will to win in the Australian Open second round match against Elena Rybakina from Kazakhstan, it is good that the record for the longest tie-break in Grand Slam tournaments belongs to Russia, the president of the Russian Tennis Federation told Shamil Tarpishchev .
On Thursday, Blinkova reached the third round of the Australian Open by defeating Rybakina with a score of 6:4, 4:6, 7:6 (22:20). The athletes spent 2 hours and 46 minutes on the field. The tiebreaker in this match was the longest in the history of Grand Slam singles tournaments.
— It’s good that the record for the longest tie-break in Grand Slam tournaments belongs to Russia.
— We must congratulate Blinkova, because her rating is much lower than that of Rybakina. Anna showed her will, played with tenacity, fought for every point and ultimately her efforts were crowned with success. Anyone could have won, especially with the opportunities Rybakina had. We cannot say that everything was decided by the class, but rather by will.
Both showed it, but it’s good that the Russian won. We have had very good results so far in this tournament. Those higher in the rankings have been eliminated, but the younger ones are stepping on their heels and moving on. We show that we have a complete roster and constellation of tennis players, not just one star. Well done girls,” Tarpishchev told .
Blinkova’s next opponent will be Italian Jasmine Paolini, seeded 26th at the Australian Open.
Source : MatchTV
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