Tennis
Samsonova and Schneider failed to reach the second round of the Australian Open in doubles
Russian tennis players Diana Schneider and Lyudmila Samsonova failed to make it to the second round of doubles at the Australian Open in Melbourne.
Seeded 10th at the tournament, Samsonova and Schneider lost to the duet of another Russian, Vera Zvonareva, and the Japanese, Ena Shibahara, with a score of 6:7 (4:7), 1:6. The meeting lasted 1 hour 31 minutes.
In the second round, Zvonareva and Shibahara will play against the Australian duo Lisette Cabrera/Tayla Preston.
Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million
Women. Doubles. 1st circle
Vera Zvonareva/Ena Shibahara (Russia/Japan) – Lyudmila Samsonova/Diana Schneider (Russia, 10) – 7:6 (7:4), 6:1
Source: Sportbox
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