Tennis
Russian tennis player Korneeva lost to Czech Frukhvirtova in the second round of the tournament in Hong Kong
Alina Korneeva / Photo: © Tim Clayton – Corbis / Contributor / Corbis Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Russian Alina Korneeva was defeated by Czech Linda Frukhvirtova in the second round match of the WTA tournament in Hong Kong.
The meeting ended with the score 3:6, 5:7. The match lasted 1 hour 32 minutes.
16-year-old Korneeva competed in the main draw of a WTA tournament for the first time in her career. In the first round, the Russian woman beat her compatriot Valeria Savinykh.
In the quarterfinals of the tournament, Frukhvirtova will meet with the winner of the pair Leila Fernandez (Canada) – Mirra Andreeva (Russia).
WTA 250. Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open 2023. Hong Kong. Hard. Prize fund – more than 259 thousand dollars
Second round
Linda Fruhvirtova (Czech Republic) — Alina Korneeva (Russia) — 6:3, 7:5
Source: Sportbox
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