At the Australian Open, Russian tennis player Kamilla Rakhimova beat US representative Emina Bektaş in the first round and advanced to the second round.
The match, which lasted 1 hour and 13 minutes, ended in two sets with scores of 6:4 and 6:4. During this time, Rakhimova served four times, committed six double faults and managed to convert four of the nine break points she won.
In the second round of the competition, the Russian tennis player will meet the winner of the match between Frenchman Dian Paris and Chinese Xinyu Wang, the 30th racket in the world.
The tournament’s main rule matches will take place between January 14-28. The current winner of the Australian Open is Belarusian representative Arina Sabalenko, who defeated Moscow native Elena Rybakina, playing for Kazakhstan, in three sets in the final match of 2023. For Sabalenka, victory at the Australian Open was her first Grand Slam singles title.
Previously Yevgeny Kafelnikov appreciated Russians’ chances at the Australian Open.