Tennis
Avanesyan and Safiullin crashed out of US Open
Russian tennis player Elina Avanesyan failed to reach the third round of the US Open, which takes place in New York.
The Russian woman in the second round match lost to the Latvian Elena Ostapenko, seeded under the 20th number, with a score of 3:6, 7:5, 5:7. The meeting lasted 2 hours and 18 minutes. Ostapenko’s next opponent will be American Bernarda Pera.
Russian Roman Safiullin lost to US representative Tommy Paul (14th seed) in the second round of the US Open – 6:3, 6:2, 2:6, 4:6, 3:6. In the third round, Paul’s opponent will be Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich‑Fokina (21st seed).
Grand Slam Tournament. US Open. New York, USA). Hard. Total prize pool – $65 million
Second round
Women
Elena Ostapenko (Latvia, 20) – Elina Avanesyan (Russia) – 6:3, 5:7, 7:5
Men
Tommy Paul (USA, 14) – Roman Safiullin (Russia) – 3:6, 2:6, 6:2, 6:4, 6:3
Source: Sportbox
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