Russian tennis player Kamilla Rakhimova lost to the Chinese Zhang Shuai in the first round of the WTA 250 tournament in Guangzhou, China.
Rakhimova, seeded eighth in the tournament, lost with a score of 2:6, 1:6. The meeting lasted just under an hour. Zhang Shuai received a wild card from the tournament organizers. In the next round, she will face the American Bernarda Pera.
Also in the first round, Russian Elena Pridankina finished the fight, having entered the main draw as a lucky loser. She lost to American Caroline Dolehide – 2:6, 1:6.
WTA 250. Open from Guangzhou. Canton (China). Hard. Prize fund – more than 267 thousand dollars
First round
Zhang Shuai (China) – Kamilla Rakhimova (Russia, 8) – 6:2, 6:1
Caroline Dolehide (United States) – Elena Pridankina (Russia) – 6:2, 6:1
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