Tennis
Alexandrova defeated Samsonova and reached the quarterfinals of the tennis tournament in Tokyo
Ekaterina Alexandrova / Photo: © Robert Prange / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova beat compatriot Lyudmila Samsonova in the second round match of the tennis tournament in Tokyo.
The meeting ended with Alexandrova winning in two sets with a score of 6:4, 6:2. The opponents spent 1 hour and 18 minutes on the court.
In the quarterfinals, the Russian will play with the winner of the match Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) – Linda Noskova (Czech Republic).
WTA 500. Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis. Tokyo, Japan). Hard. Prize fund: $780,637
Second round
Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia) – Lyudmila Samsonova (Russia, 7) – 6:4, 6:2
Source: Sportbox
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