Tennis
Vondrousova made her name twice in Wimbledon history
Czech tennis player Marketa Vondrousova became the first married women’s singles champion at Wimbledon since 1981.
42 years ago, American Chris Evert won the tournament for the third time in his career (1974, 1976, 1981). She married British tennis player John Lloyd in 1979 and became Christina Evert-Lloyd. In 1987, the couple broke up.
Marketa Vondrousova got married a year ago. On Sunday, July 16, she and her husband will celebrate their first wedding anniversary. The tennis player from the Czech Republic mentioned this in his speech after the award.
Additionally, Vondrousova became the first unseeded Wimbledon winner in the Open Era that started in 1968. Marketa started the tournament ranked 42nd in the world rankings. Previously, she has not yet risen above the 13th rank.
Source: Sport UA
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Tennis
Khachanov defeated Mickelsen in four hours and reached the second round of the Australian Open
Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov made it to the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.
Khachanov, who received the 15th seed, beat the 38th racket of the world, American Alex Mickelsen, with a score of 4:6, 6:4, 6:3, 5:7, 6:3. The athletes were on the court for 3 hours 55 minutes. The Russian needed eight match points to win.
Khachanov’s next opponent will be the winner of the match between Christopher O’Connell (Australia, WC) and Nishesh Basavareddy (USA, Q).
Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million
Men. First round
Karen Khachanov (Russia, 15) — Alex Mickelsen (USA) — 4:6, 6:4, 6:3, 5:7, 6:3.
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Russian tennis player Anna Kalinskaya reached the second round of the Australian Open.
In the first round match, Kalinskaya, who received the 31st seed, defeated Briton Sonay Kartal with a score of 7:6 (7:3), 6:1. The meeting lasted 1 hour 38 minutes.
Kalinskaya’s next opponent will be Julia Grabher from Austria.
Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million
Women. First round
Anna Kalinskaya (Russia, 31) — Sonay Kartal (Great Britain) — 7:6 (7:3), 6:1.
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Kazakh tennis player Elena Rybakina reached the second round of the Grand Slam tournament in Australia.
At the start of the competition, the fifth racket of the world beat Slovenian Kaja Juvan, who finished in the top 100 in the world rankings. The meeting lasted 1 hour 12 minutes and ended with a score of 6:4, 6:3 in favor of Rybakina.
In the next round, the Moscow native will play against French representative Varvara Gracheva. Both athletes previously competed at international tournaments for Russia.
Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million
Women. First round
Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan, 5) – Kaya Juvan (Slovenia) – 6:4, 6:3.
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