Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina said she was worried about her fans in Russia after winning the first round of the tournament in Eastbourne.
“Of course I have friends in Russia. My parents, my parents are still in Russia. As you can see, there has been a complete mess lately. Of course I’m worried. I’m worried about my friends, they live in Voronezh. They were very scared,” said Kasatkina.
On the eve of Kasatkin to win She is in two sets against the Ukrainian athlete Angelina Kalinina, who is ranked 26th in the WTA ranking. The match ended with a score of 6:3, 6:1.
The match lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Kasatkina made three aces, made a couple of mistakes, and also converted five of her seven breakouts. Kalinina failed to make a single serve, made three double mistakes and turned a quarterback break point.
In the second round, Kasatkina will play former world number one Karolina Pliskova from the Czech Republic.
Recall that Kasatkina remains the best of Russian tennis players in the WTA ranking, which was updated on June 26. Veronika Kudermetova moved up one place to 12th.