At the start of the competition, Pavlyuchenkova defeated her compatriot Daria Kasatkina, 13th in the world rankings. The match lasted 1 hour 42 minutes and ended with a score of 6:2, 7:6 (7:2) in favor of Pavlyuchenkov.
Pavlyuchenkova demonstrated a good game, making a serve and committing a double fault, as well as successfully converting 6 break points out of 11 chances created. Kasatkina recorded two aces, four double faults and 4 converted break points out of 16.
Note that the day before, February 11, Kasatkina played in the final of the tournament in Abu Dhabi (UAE).
In the next round in Doha, Pavlyuchenkova will meet 21-year-old Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk, ranked 29th in the world rankings.
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Source: Sport
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