Tennis
Selekhmetyeva defeated the 26th racket of the world Badosa and reached the third round of the Australian Open
Russian tennis player Oksana Selekhmetyeva reached the third round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.
In the second round match, Selekhmetyeva, who was ranked 101st in the WTA rankings before the start of the tournament, defeated the 26th racket of the world, Paula Badosa. The match ended with a score of 6:4, 6:4 and lasted 1 hour 39 minutes.
23-year-old Selekhmetyeva reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career.
The Russian’s next opponent will be world number six Jessica Pegula.
Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million
Women. Second round
Oksana Selekhmetyeva (Russia) – Paula Badosa (Spain, 25) – 6:4, 6:4
Source: Sportbox
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