Athletistic / Tennis. Russian tennis player Anna Blinkova (45th racket in the world) failed to reach the 1/8 finals of the WTA-1000 tournament in Indian Wells (USA). On the night of March 12, she lost to Frenchwoman Diane Parry (world number 61).
The match lasted 1 hour 53 minutes and ended with a score of 6:4, 6:3 in favor of Parry. The Frenchwoman had two missed serves, two double faults and three breaks out of 15 break points. Anna Blinkova made two aces in this match, committed 14 double faults and also converted one break point out of five possible.
Parry’s next opponent will be Greece’s Maia Sakkari, who beat France’s Caroline Garcia (6:3, 6:4) in the third round of the competition.
The Indian Wells tournament is unofficially called the “fifth Grand Slam”. This competition is considered one of the most prestigious in tennis and has an impressive prize pool: in 2024, it will amount to $8.9 million just for the women’s part of the program.
Source: Sport
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