Tennis
Andreeva and Schneider played as a pair for the first time since the Olympics and defeated their rivals from Japan
Mirra Andreeva and Diana Schneider / Photo: © Europa Press Sports / Contributor/ Europa Press / Gettyimages.ru
Russian tennis players Mirra Andreeva and Diana Schneider reached the second round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing in doubles.
In the opening round, Andreeva and Schneider defeated the Japanese Shuko Aoyama and Eri Hozumi. The meeting lasted 1 hour 1 minute and ended with a score of 6:0, 6:2 in favor of the Russians.
Andreeva and Schneider played their first match together as a pair since the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, where they won silver.
The Russians’ opponents in the next round will be determined later.
WTA 1000. China Open. Beijing. Hard. Prize fund – over 8.9 million dollars
Doubles. First round
Mirra Andreeva/Diana Schneider (both from Russia) – Shuko Aoyama/Eri Hozumi (both from Japan) – 6:0, 6:2
Source: Sportbox
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