Tennis
Safiullin, Karatsev and Mirra Andreeva made it to the second round of the US Open
Russian tennis players Roman Safiullin, Aslan Karatsev, Mirra Andreeva and Anna Kalinskaya advanced to the second round of the US Open.
Safiullin outplayed the Italian Marco Chekkinato in the first round, and Karatsev was stronger than Jiri Legechka. US Open debutante Andreeva defeated Australian Olivia Gadeki, Kalinskaya defeated Czech Katerina Sinyakova. Elina Avanesyan also advanced to the next round.
Pavel Kotov and Tatyana Prozorova completed their performances at the tournament.
Grand Slam Tournament. US Open. New York, USA). Hard. Total prize pool – $65 million
First round
Roman Safiullin (Russia) – Marco Cecchinato (Italy) – 6:4, 6:2, 6:0
Aslan Karatsev (Russia) – Jiri Legechka (Czech Republic) – 6:3, 6:3, 6:3
Rinki Hijikata (Australia) – Pavel Kotov (Russia) – 7:5, 5:7, 6:3, 7:5
Anna Kalinskaya (Russia) – Katerina Sinyakova (Czech Republic) – 6:4, 6:2
Elina Avanesyan (Russia) – Alize Cornet (France) – 6:2, 1:6, 6:4
Mirra Andreeva (Russia) – Olivia Gadeki (Australia, Q) – 1:6, 6:3, 6:4
Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark, WC) – Tatyana Prozorova (Russia, Q) – 6:3, 6:2
Source: Sportbox
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