Tennis
Russian Pridankina reached the second round of Australian Open qualifying
Russian tennis player Elena Pridankina made it to the second round of qualifying for the Australian Open.
Pridankina beat Frenchwoman Diane Parry in two sets with a score of 6:3, 6:2. The meeting lasted 1 hour 29 minutes.
The Russian’s next opponent will be the winner of the match between Harry Dart (Great Britain) and Lanlana Tararude (Thailand).
In another match of the first round of qualifying, another representative of Russia, Polina Yatsenko, lost to Argentinean Maria Lourdes Carla – 3:6, 3:6.
The Australian Open main draw matches start on January 18.
Source: Sportbox
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