Russian representatives Varvara Gracheva and Daria Kasatkina came together in the third round of the tournament held today in Indian Wells (USA). The match ended with the win of the winner with a score of 6:4, 6:4.
The duration of the match was 1 hour 39 minutes.
Gracheva was never a full-shot, made a double mistake and converted six out of nine breakouts.
The opponent of the Russian woman in the fourth round match will be the representative of Kazakhstan, Elena Rybakina. The winner of Wimbledon beat Spain’s Paula Badosa yesterday with the scores of 6:3, 7:5.
Gracheva is ranked 66th in the updated ranking of the Women’s Tennis Association WTA. Polish representative Iga Swiatek continues to lead the ranking. In the second place is the representative of Belarus, Arina Sobolenko, while Jessica Pegula closes the top three. Russia’s Daria Kasatkina, Veronika Kudermetova, Lyudmila Samsonova and Ekaterina Alexandrova are in the top 20 of the ranking. They are located in the 8th, 11th, 12th and 18th positions, respectively.
Previously WTA appreciated the words of the Ukrainian tennis player about the panic attack she suffered due to the Russian reception..