Russian tennis player Andrei Olkhovsky admitted that he expected 16-year-old Alina Korneeva to win in the first round of the Australian Open. vprognoze.ru.
“Korneeva is great, she won the third set 6:2. In any case, I was waiting for this victory, he did well. He can make a clear breakthrough this year,” Olkhovsky said.
Korneeva earned a strong-willed victory over Spanish representative Sara Sorribes Tormo.
The match, which lasted 2 hours and 19 minutes, ended with scores of 4:6, 6:3, 6:2.
This victory was Korneeva’s first in an adult Grand Slam tournament.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) appealed to international sports federations, recommending that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions.
At the meeting of the IOC Executive Committee on March 28, it was proposed to allow the Russians to maintain neutral status if their athletes do not take an active part in supporting military operations. In tennis tournaments, Russian athletes compete without the national flag.
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