Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina lost to Victoria Azarenka in the third round at Wimbledon.
The match, which lasted 1 hour and 16 minutes, ended with 2:6, 4:6 equality.
Led by “socialbites.ca” broadcast online duel.
Kasatkina played in the third round for the third time at Wimbledon. She reached the quarterfinals in 2018. Azarenka reached the semi-finals in 2011 and 2012.
In the next round, Azarenka will play with the winner of the couple Elina Svitolina – Sofia Kenin.
Wimbledon started on July 3 and will run until July 16. The tournament’s prize fund is £44,700,000.
The winners of Wimbledon in 2022 were Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic. Athletes from Russia and Belarus were not allowed to participate in that tournament.
Russian tennis players compete in international tournaments as neutral athletes after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that international organizations not allow domestic athletes.
Formerly Kasatkina said On the Russian reaction to being banned from Wimbledon in 2022.