Russian tennis player Diana Schneider could not reach the semi-finals of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tournament held in Adelaide, losing to Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva.
The match, which lasted 3 hours and 14 minutes, did not end in favor of the Russians with scores of 6:7 (3:7), 7:6 (11:9), 4:6. Schneider has four break points out of 12, along with one ace and five double faults. Putintseva completed a serve, committed a double fault and converted five break points out of 12.
In the semi-finals, the athlete from Kazakhstan will face American Jessica Pegula, the first seed of the tournament.
On March 6, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced its decision to allow Russian and Belarusian tennis players to compete in neutral status at the Olympic Games in France. Russians and Belarusians will be able to compete in the 2024 Olympics if they comply with the neutral athlete principles previously formulated by the IOC. Russians Mirra Andreeva and Diana Schneider reached the final of the women’s doubles at the Olympic tournament. The remaining tennis players from Russia did not win a medal at the Games.
Previously Russian tennis player succeeded It is included in the main draws of the Australian Open.
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Source: Gazeta
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