Athletistic / Tennis. Russian tennis player Anna Blinkova (45th in the world rankings) defeated former Czech world number one Karolina Pliskova (currently 39th in the WTA rankings) in the first round of the WTA-1000 tournament in Indian Wells (California, USA). The match ended in three sets with a score of 6:1, 2:6, 6:4 in favor of the Russian representative.
The tennis players spent 1 hour and 46 minutes on the court. At the end of the match, Blinkova had three aces, seven errors on her serve and 4 breaks out of 11 break points. Pliskova completed three serves, committed 14 double faults and converted three break points on five attempts.
Anna Blinkova’s next opponent at the Indian Wells tournament will be the American Jessica Pegula (world number five).
The Indian Wells tournament will end on March 17. The total prize money of the competition is $8.9 million in 2024. The current winner of the “thousand” is Elena Rybakina from Kazakhstan.
Source: Sport
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