Tennis
Russian tennis player Potapova loses at the start of the tournament in Washington
Anastasia Potapova / Photo: © Francois Nel / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Russian tennis player Anastasia Potapova failed to reach the second round of the WTA 500 tournament in Washington (USA).
The Russian, seeded ninth, lost to the US representative Taylor Townsend with a score of 2:6, 2:6. The match lasted 1 hour and 9 minutes.
For a place in the third round of the competition, Townsend will compete with the winner of the match McCartney Kessler (USA, Q) – Maria Bouzkova (Czech Republic).
WTA 500. Mubadala Citi DC Open. Washington (USA). Hard. Prize fund — $922,573
First Circle. Women
Taylor Townsend (USA) – Anastasia Potapova (Russia, 9) – 6:2, 6:2
Source: Sportbox
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