Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina beat American Alicia Parks to advance to the second round of the US Open.
The match, which lasted 2 hours and 1 minute, ended with the scores of 2:6, 6:4, 6:2.
Kasatkina’s next round opponent will be the winner of Ana Bogdan (Romania) vs Sofia Kenin (USA).
The US Open, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments, will take place in New York from August 28 to September 10.
Kasatkina is a semi-finalist at Roland Garros 2022. This result is the best for the Russian woman at the Grand Slam tournaments. Kasatkina reached the fourth round of the US Open in 2017.
The current winner of the tournament is Iga Sventek. In the decisive match, the Polish representative defeated the Tunisian Ons Jaber. The match ended with a score of 6:2, 7:6 (7:5).
Formerly Kasatkina said About the hysteria after losing to Elena Rybakina in the 1/4 final of the tournament in Montreal.