In the opening matches of the first round of the Australian Open, two representatives of Russia out of four passed. Diana Schneider, an 18-year-old debutante of the Grand Slam tournaments, will continue her performance, as well as a 26-year-old Karen Khachanov.
As specified, Khachanov defeated a Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles with a score 7:6 (7:3), 6:2, 6:0 in the first round of the Australian Open. The Russian athlete performs at the tournament under the 18th number. In the next round, the 26-year-old Russian will play with the winner of the match Sebastian Baez (Argentina) – Jason Kubler (Australia).
In the other match of the first round, Pavel Kotov lost to Tallon Griekspoor from the Netherlands with the score 6:3, 7:6 (7:3), 6:3. Anna Kalinskaya lost to American Danielle Collins with a score of 7:5, 5:7, 6:4.
As reminded, the total prize money of the “Australian Open” in 2023 is more than $53.4 million. The current winners in singles are Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who beat Russian Daniil Medvedev in the final, and Australian Ashleigh Barty, who finished her career.
Ru-Main, 16.01.2023
Source: RBC
