Russian tennis player Anna Blinkova beat former Romanian world number one Simon Halep during the second round match of the WTA 125 tournament in Hong Kong.
The meeting, which lasted 1 hour 4 minutes, ended with a score of 6:2, 6:1 in favor of the Russian, who received the seventh seed in the Challenger.
In the quarter-finals, Blinkova will face top-seeded American Emma Navarro.
At the Hong Kong tournament, Halep earned her first victory after returning to the WTA tour; the athlete was disqualified for nine months for anti-doping rule violations. The Romanian is currently ranked 1130th in the world rankings.
WTA 125. Challenger. Hong Kong 125 Open. Hong Kong. Hard. Prize fund – 115 thousand dollars
Second round
Anna Blinkova (Russia, 7 years old) — Simona Halep (Romania) — 6:2, 6:1
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