Tennis
Pavlyuchenkova beat Alexandrova and reached the semifinals of the tournament in Tokyo
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Photo: © Koji Watanabe / Stringer / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Russian tennis player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova made it to the semifinals of the tournament in Tokyo.
Pavlyuchenkova beat compatriot Ekaterina Alexandrova in the quarterfinals with a score of 6:2, 7:5. The tennis players spent 1 hour and 29 minutes on the court.
For reaching the finals of the tournament, the 32-year-old Russian woman will compete with the winner of the pair Iga Szwiatek (Poland, 1st seed) – Veronika Kudermetova (Russia, 8).
WTA 500. Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis. Tokyo. Hard. Prize fund – more than 780 thousand dollars
Quarterfinals
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) – Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia) – 6:2, 7:5
Source: Sportbox
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