Tennis
16-year-old Korneeva won her first match at the WTA tournament
Alina Korneeva / Photo: © Robert Prange / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Russian Alina Korneeva defeated compatriot Valeria Savinykh in the first round of the WTA tournament in Hong Kong.
The meeting ended with a score of 6:4, 2:6, 6:3 in favor of Korneeva. It lasted just over two hours. Korneeva has 6 aces and 3 double faults.
16-year-old Koreeva is competing in the main draw of a WTA tournament for the first time in her career. In the next round she will play Linda Fruhvirtova from the Czech Republic.
WTA 250. Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open 2023. Hong Kong. Hard. Prize fund – more than 259 thousand dollars
First round
Alina Korneeva (Russia) — Valeria Savinykh (Russia) — 6:4, 2:6, 6:3
Source: Sportbox
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