Russia’s first tennis player, Daria Kasatkina, reached the final of the tournament held in Abu Dhabi.
In the semi-final match, Kasatkina defeated Brazilian representative Beatrice Haddad-Maia. The match ended with Kasatkina’s score of 6:3, 4:6, 7:6 (7:2). The match lasted 3 hours and 2 minutes.
Kasatkina recorded an ace and four double faults.
In the decisive match, Kasatkina will face the winner of the match Elena Rybakina – Lyudmila Samsonova.
Australian Open at Kasatkina eliminated in the second roundThe world’s 44th racket lost to American Sloane Stephens with scores of 6:4, 3:6, 3:6.
Russian and Belarusian athletes have been suspended from international competitions since March 2022 due to a special military operation on Ukrainian territory. Such a decision was taken in line with the IOC’s recommendations regarding the exclusion of Russians and Belarusians from any international competitions. In tennis competitions, Russians compete without the national flag.
previously Russian accepted In the final of the tennis tournament in Austria.