Russian Anna Blinkova lost to a German Julie Niemeyer in the first round of the tournament in Linz, Austria.
The rivals spent 1 hour and 22 minutes on the court, Blinkova lost to the German tennis player in straight sets. The Russian has three aces and four double faults, while Niemeyer has five consecutive serves and five double faults.
In the second round, the German will face another Russian, Ekaterina Alexandrova (2nd seed).
WTA 500. Upper Austria Ladies Linz. Linz (Austria). Hard. Prize fund – more than 900 thousand dollars
First round
Julie Niemeyer (Germany) – Anna Blinkova (Russia) – 6:3, 6:4
Source : MatchTV
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