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.
Source: Sportbox
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Ukrainian tennis player Daria Snigur (WTA 136) reached the final qualifiers at the 2026 Australian Open.
Ukrainians passed the second round of the election Carson Brenstein (Canada, WTA 179). Carson could not finish the match by giving up the fight in the middle of the second set.
Australian Open 2026. Qualification
Carson Brenstein (Canada) – Daria Snigur (Ukraine) – 4:6, 2:6
Brenstein withdrew due to problems with his right shoulder. Daria had her first head-to-head encounter with Carson.
Snigur started the Australian Open qualifying round by defeating Katarzyna Kawa. In the final qualifying round, Daria will compete with eighth-placed Alexandra Sasnovich.
Snigur became the third Ukrainian to make it to the finals in the AO-2026 qualifier. Previously, this was done by Yulia Starodubtseva and Angelina Kalinina.
Snigur competed in the Australian Major qualifiers for the third year in a row. Qualified for the main draw in 2024 and 2025.
Source: Sport UA
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Russian tennis player Diana Schneider reached the quarterfinals of the WTA 500 tournament in Adelaide.
Ninth seeded Schneider won in the second round over Katerina Sinyakova from the Czech Republic in three sets – 6:1, 2:6, 7:5. The duration of the match was 1 hour 54 minutes.
In the quarterfinals, the Russian will play with the winner of the match Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) – Emma Navarro (USA, 6).
WTA 500. Adelaide International. Adelaide (Australia). Hard. Prize fund – more than 1.2 million dollars
Second round
Diana Schneider (Russia, 9) – Katerina Sinyakova (Czech Republic) – 6:1, 2:6, 7:5
Source: Sportbox
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Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina After winning the WTA tournament in Auckland, she shared an emotional post on social networks.
On her Instagram account, Svitolina posted a series of atmospheric photos from the field and the awards ceremony, where she posed with the trophy, as well as footage of match moments from the final match. The photo of the Ukrainian woman holding a symbolic black jersey cup with the inscription SVITOLINA on the back attracted particular attention.
Brighter photos from the life of athletes on the Telegram channel LIFESTYLE on Sport.ua
“We will definitely remember this moment; we both won the same tournament,” Elina wrote, alluding to the family’s success and the emotional value of this victory.
The victory in Auckland was a major early-season turning point for Svitolina and boosted her confidence ahead of her performance at the Australian Open. In the comments below the post, the tennis player was flooded with congratulations from colleagues on tour, famous athletes and fans from around the world.
Check out this post on Instagram
Source: Sport UA
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