Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina advanced to the third round at Wimbledon 2023, which took place on the grass courts of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.
In the second round, the 26-year-old Russian defeated Great Britain’s Jody Burrage. The match lasted exactly one hour and ended with a score of 6:0, 6:2.
To reach the fourth round, Russia’s first racket will compete with the winner of the match, Nadia Podoroska (Argentina) – Victoria Azarenka (Belarus).
Wimbledon 2023 started on July 3 and will run until July 16. Russians and Belarusians in the tournament are considered neutral. Russian and Belarusian tennis players were denied the right to participate in Wimbledon due to the CBO being held on Ukrainian soil in 2022.
The BBC website reported that athletes from these countries also had to provide proof of their refusal to sponsor companies that fell under British sanctions.
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