Tennis
Gracheva, who changed her citizenship, beat Potapova at a tournament in Beijing
Varvara Gracheva / Photo: © Robert Prange / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Russian Anastasia Potapova lost to French representative Varvara Gracheva in the first round of the tournament in Beijing.
The tennis players spent 1 hour and 47 minutes on the court. Potapova lost to Gracheva in three sets – 2:6, 6:3, 1:6.
Gracheva, who competed for Russia until 2023, will play in the next round with the winner of the pair Sara Sorribes-Tormo (Spain) – Iga Szwiatek (Poland).
In another match of the starting round, another Russian Anna Blinkova defeated Donna Vekic from Croatia in two sets – 6:3, 7:5.
WTA 1000. China Open. Beijing, China). Hard. Prize fund: $8,127,389
First round
Varvara Gracheva (France) — Anastasia Potapova (Russia) — 6:2, 3:6, 6:1
Anna Blinkova (Russia) — Donna Vekic (Croatia) — 6:3, 7:5
Source: Sportbox
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