Tennis
Timofeeva to play Rakhimova in second round of US Open qualifying
Maria Timofeeva / Photo: © Darrian Traynor / Freelancer / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Russian tennis player Maria Timofeeva defeated Francisco Jorge of Portugal in the first round of qualifying at the US Open.
The match ended with a victory for the Russian with a score of 7:5, 6:4. The game lasted 1 hour 44 minutes.
In the semi-finals of the qualification, Timofeeva will meet her compatriot Kamilla Rakhimova.
Russian Valeria Savinykh ended her performance in the qualification, losing in two sets to Ukrainian Daria Snigur – 4:6, 4:6. Another representative of Russia, Polina Kudermetova, lost to American Mary Stoyana in two tie-breaks.
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Women. Qualification, ¼ finals
Maria Timofeeva (Russia) — Francisca Jorge (Portugal) — 7:5, 6:4
Daria Snigur (Ukraine) – Valeria Savinykh (Russia) — 6:4, 6:4
Mary Stoyana (USA) — Polina Kudermetova (Russia) — 7:6 (7:3), 7:6 (7:3)
Source: Sportbox
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