Athletistic/Tennis. Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina, 14th in the world, reached the second round of the WTA-500 tournament in Berlin (Germany), defeating Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, 16th in the WTA ranking, with a score of 4: 6, 7 : 6. (8), 6:3.
The match lasted 2 hours 40 minutes. Kasatkina completed four aces, committed nine double faults and converted five of 12 break points. Kostyuk scored an ace, committed ten double faults and took advantage of five out of 14 break points.
In the next round, Kasatkina will face second seed Arina Sabalenka of Belarus. The tennis players met eight times: Sabalenka won six times, and Kasatkina won two.
Source: Sport
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