During her opening match, the Russian met Frenchwoman Diane Parry (59th racket in the world). The confrontation lasted 2 hours 36 minutes and ended with Kasatkina’s victory with a score of 6:4, 5:7, 6:4. During the match, Kasatkina served four aces and committed four double faults, while her opponent served three times and committed a double fault.
In the next round of the WTA-500 tournament, with a total prize pool of $922,573, the Russian tennis player will meet the American Ashlyn Kruger (world number 82), who beat her compatriot Bernarda Peru (world number 89) with a score of 6. :2.5:7, 6:3.
- Alexandrova returned to the top 20 of the WTA rankings and became the fourth racket in Russia
Source: Sport
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