Tennis
New star from Russia failed in the USA. Mirra, how so?
The American proved stronger than Andreeva in front of her home fans.
Russia had a strong presence at the US Women’s Open. Eleven of our players got spots in the main draw, and nine of them made it to the second round.
The fans had special hopes for our young stars, the 2024 Olympic silver medalists Mirra Andreeva and Diana Schneider. However, of the two, only Schneider overcame the second round barrier.
Andreeva’s disastrous performance
It seemed that Russia’s most promising tennis player, 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva, would have no problems with her opponent from the USA, Ashlyn Krueger. The 20-year-old American, ranked 59th, was a huge underdog for bookmakers. The odds for her victory were estimated to be higher than four. This is not surprising: she is clearly inferior to Andreeva in terms of status.
But the American created a real sensation, defeating Mirra in two sets. Perhaps it was the home court that helped. The local crowd cheered their athlete very lively and loudly.
The first set was a rout. The 1:6 loss is hard to explain by anything other than psychology. Kruger made a break in the third game, took the lead and had full control. Mirra was tense and rather passive, and the brave American managed to hit most of her shots in the second set. There was also some luck involved: several balls slightly missed the line.
Towards the end of the match, when the American had one game left to win, Mirra loosened up and reduced the gap to a minimum. But it was too late, Krueger did not miss her chance – 6:4 in the final set and 2:0 in the match.
Schneider did not disappoint
A couple of hours before Andreeva, Diana Schneider played her match. She faced the Danish Clara Tausson, the 67th racket in the world. The match was dictated by the Russian.
Schneider’s opponent (as in the case of Andreeva) was considered an outsider. Diana, to the delight of Russian fans, confidently dealt with her opponent, winning in both sets (6:4; 6:4). Thus, Schneider continued her series of confident victories at the US Open. In the first round, Nadia Podoroska from Argentina was beaten (6:0; 6:1).
In the third round, Diana will play against Italian Sara Errani. The match will take place on August 30.
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Ukrainian tennis player Angelina Kalinina (WTA 178) reached the final qualifying round of the 2026 Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season.
The Ukrainian team was defeated in the second round of the election Anouk Koevermans (Netherlands, WTA 192) She took the wheel in the second match in 1 hour and 52 minutes.
Australian Open 2026. Qualification
Anouk Koevermans (Netherlands) – Angelina Kalinina (Ukraine) – 6:7 (6:8), 0:6
Angelina played her first head-to-head match against Kuvermans.
Kalinina started the Australian Open qualifiers by defeating Joanna Garland. Her next opponent will be either Rebeka Masarova (Switzerland, WTA 115) or Maja Chwalinska (Poland, WTA 145).
Angelina became the second representative of Ukraine after Yulia Starodubtseva, who managed to reach the final qualification of the major in Melbourne this year.
Match statistics Anouk Koevermans – Angelina Kalinina
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Russian tennis player Anastasia Gasanova reached the final qualifying round of the Australian Open.
Hasanova beat the Lithuanian representative Justyna Mikulskite with a score of 6:7 (4:7), 6:2, 6:0.
The Russian’s opponent in the match for access to the main draw will be Turkish Zeynep Sönmez.
In another match of the second round of qualifying, another representative of Russia, Tatyana Prozorova, lost to Spain’s Guiomar Maristani Zuleta with a score of 2:6, 6:2, 7:6 (10:7).
The Australian Open main draw matches start on January 18.
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January 14 Ukrainian tennis player Angelina Kalinina (WTA 178) will continue to compete to qualify for the 2026 Australian Open.
Ukrainian player in the second round of the Australian Open qualifiers, Anouk Koevermans (Netherlands, WTA 192). The match will start at 02.30 Kyiv time.
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This will be the first head-to-head meeting between the rivals.
The winner of the match will compete against Rebeka Masarova or Maia Chvalinska in the final round of qualifiers.
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