Tennis
Rakhimova defeated Australian Birrell and reached the second round of the tournament in Beijing
Russian tennis player Kamilla Rakhimova reached the second round of the WTA 1000 series tournament in Beijing.
In the first round match, the 23-year-old Russian woman defeated Kimberly Birrell from Australia with a score of 6:2, 6:4. The tennis players spent 1 hour and 36 minutes on the court.
Rakhimova’s next opponent will be Chinese Zheng Qingwen, who is seeded fifth at the tournament.
WTA 1000. China Open. Beijing. Hard. Prize fund – over 8.9 million dollars
First round
Kamilla Rakhimova (Russia) – Kimberly Birrell (Australia) – 6:2, 6:4
Source: Sportbox
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