Tennis
Kudermetova reached the quarterfinals of the tournament in Doha, Aleksandrova and Kasatkina were eliminated
Russian tennis player Veronika Kudermetova made it to the quarterfinals of the tournament in Doha.
In the second round match, eighth seed Kudermetova defeated US representative Sofia Kenin 6:2, 7:5. The meeting lasted 1 hour 49 minutes.
The next rival of the 25-year-old native of Kazan will be another American Corey Gauff (4th seed).
Two more Russians Daria Kasatkina and Ekaterina Alexandrova finished the fight in the tournament. Kasatkina (6th seed) lost to Brazilian Beatrice Haddad Maya, Alexandrova lost to Maria Sakkari (5) from Greece.
WTA 500. Qatar Total Energy Open. Doha. Hard. Prize fund – more than 780 thousand dollars
Second round
Veronika Kudermetova (Russia, 8) – Sofia Kenin (USA) – 6:2, 7:5
Beatriz Haddad-Maya (Brazil) – Daria Kasatkina (Russia, 6) – 6:3, 7:6 (9:7)
Maria Sakkari (Greece, 5) – Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia) – 6:3, 6:2.
Source: Sportbox
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