Russian tennis player Anna Blinkova defeated US representative Jessica Pegula in the second round of the Masters series tournament held in Indian Wells, USA.
The match, which lasted 2 hours and 5 minutes, ended in three sets with scores of 6:2, 3:6, 6:3. Blinkova had three serves, six double faults and converted six break points out of 11. Pegula converted an ace, two double faults and four break points from 16 overs.
In the third round, Blinkova will face world number 61 French tennis player Diane Parry, who defeated Canadian Leila Fernandez in three sets.
While the Russian tennis player ranks 45th in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings, her opponent is the fifth racket in the world. Polish representative Iga Swiatek continues to lead the rankings (10,105 points). In second place is Belarusian representative Arina Sabalenko (8725 points), who is the champion at the Australian Open. Cori Gauff (6975 points) completed the top three. The best of the Russians is Daria Kasatkina, in 12th place (3063 points).
Previously Daniil Medvedev stated About his intention to surprise everyone at the Masters in Indian Wells.