Russian tennis player Diana Schneider won the first round of the singles at the Olympic Games.
The Russian athlete defeated the Italian representative Elisabetta Cocciaretto. The match, which lasted 1 hour and 32 minutes, ended with two sets of 6:2 and 7:5.
Both players had two serves and four double faults during the match, with Schneider converting six of his 11 break points.
The Russian athlete will compete with Chinese tennis player Xiyu Wang for the right to play in the third round.
The Olympic Games began on July 26, and the competitions will continue until August 11. The opening ceremony took place on the Seine River on the 26th. socialbites.ca edited a text online broadcast Events. Russian athletes participating in the Summer Olympics as neutrals did not attend the ceremony.
Having suspended Russia and Belarus in February 2022 due to the start of the SVO at the end of 2023, the International Olympic Committee decided to accept Russians and Belarusians as neutral athletes for the 2024 Olympic Games. To participate, they had to fulfill a number of conditions and qualify.
July 18 IOC published Full list of Russian athletes accepted to the Olympic Games 2024. Total – 15 people.
Those who previously organized the opening of the Olympics brought Sorry about the ceremony.