Tennis,
June 13, 14:07
The younger sister of the second racket of Russia won the match at the WTA tournament for the first time
Polina Kudermetova defeated Chinese Yuan Yue in the first round in Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. The next opponent of the 20-year-old Russian woman will be compatriot Lyudmila Samsonova
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(Фото: Rob Prange / Keystone Press Agency / Global Look Press)
Russian tennis player Polina Kudermetova reached the second round of the WTA tournament in Hertogenbosch (Netherlands).
In the opening match, the 20-year-old Russian defeated the Chinese Yuan Yue, the 109th racket of the world, with a score of 6:4, 6:3.
Her next opponent will be compatriot Lyudmila Samsonova (15th in the WTA rankings), seeded at the tournament under the second number.
Samsonova said that 90% of tennis players from Ukraine do not greet her
Kudermetova takes 141st place in the world ranking. It was her first time winning a main draw match at a WTA tournament. In January, Kudermetova qualified for the Australian Open for the first time and lost in the first round.
Kudermetova’s older sister Veronika and Ekaterina Aleksandrova also made their way to the second round in Hertogenbosch, who defeated compatriot Evgenia Rodina (6:3, 6:4).
The tournament in ‘s-Hertogenbosch will end on June 18. The prize fund of the competition is €225.48 thousand.
Ivan Vitchenko.
2023-06-14 17:36:32
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