Monday’s Top 7 Tennis Matches: Kasatkina, Karatsev, Samsonova Battle in Washington
Daniil Salnikov July 31, 2023, 09:30 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
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Program in summary:
🎾 7:00 PM*: Ludmila Samsonova (Russia, 8) – Daniel Collins (USA, WC), Washington, 1st round 🎾 7:00 PM*: Belinda Bencic (Switzerland, 6) – Anastasia Potapova (Russia), Washington, Round 1 🎾 20:30*: Bianca Andreescu (Canada, WC) v Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine), Washington, Round 1 🎾 20:30*: Maxim Cressy (USA) v Alexander Shevchenko (Russia) , Washington, Round 1 🎾 22:00*: Aslan Karatsev (Russia) v Kiranpal Pannu (New Zealand, Q), Washington, Round 1 🎾 1:00*: Elise Mertens (Belgium) v Daria Kasatkina (Russia) , 5), Washington, 1st round 🎾 2:00* : Elina Svitolina (Ukraine, WC) v. Victoria Azarenka (Belarus), Washington, 1st round
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🎾 7:00 PM*: Lyudmila Samsonova (Russia, 8) vs. Daniel Collins (USA, WC), Washington, 1st round
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: can champion Samsonova get off to a successful start in Washington?
Reigning tournament champion Lyudmila Samsonova kicks off her title defense with a match against local tennis player Danielle Collins. The 24-year-old Russian is 5 years older than her rival and she hasn’t met her before. Lyudmila failed at Wimbledon, she lost in the first round and now, after a three week hiatus, she is probably ready to rehab. The winner of the match will play in the second round in Washington with the best tennis player from the Kirstya-Martic duo.
ludmila samsonova
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🎾 7:00 PM*: Belinda Bencic (Switzerland, 6) vs. Anastasia Potapova (Russia), Washington, 1st round
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Mystery: how will the battle between the Russian woman and the Olympic champion end?
At the start of the tournament in Washington, Russia’s Anastasia Potapova had a difficult opponent – Tokyo Olympic champion Belinda Bencic. Previously, the tennis players met three times and traded victories. In Toronto 2019, Belinda turned out to be stronger and in Dubai 2021, Anastasia took her revenge. How will her third meeting end? The winner of the match will play in the second round in Washington with the best tennis player of the Stevens-Davis duo.
Anastasia Potapova
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🎾 20:30*: Bianca Andreescu (Canada, World Cup) v Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine), Washington, 1st round
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: Will the 2019 US Open champion return to her previous heights?
The 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu is once again trying to return to her previous heights. At a tournament in Washington, she received a wild card from the organizers. The Canadian’s first rival was the Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk. The girls already met this year, in Hua Hin, and then Andreescu won. The winner of the match will play in the second round in Washington with the second racket of the tournament Caroline Garcia from France.
bianca andreescu
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🎾 8:30 PM*: Maxim Cressy (USA) v Alexander Shevchenko (Russia), Washington, 1st round
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: Will Shevchenko be able to find an antidote to the opponent’s old-school style of play?
American Maxim Cressy is known as a bright representative of the old school “Serve – go to the net” style of tennis. Can 22-year-old Russian Alexander Shevchenko find an antidote to this uneven pace of play? After all, tennis players have not met before, and it will take some time to adjust to such a rare phenomenon in modern tennis. In the second round in Washington, the winner of the match will play with the 8th racket of the tournament Sebastian Korda from the USA.
Alexander Shevchenko
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🎾 10:00 PM*: Aslan Karatsev (Russia) v Kiranpal Pannu (New Zealand, Q), Washington, 1st round
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: Will the world’s 717 racket wow?
At the start of the tournament in Washington, Russian Aslan Karatsev will play 26-year-old New Zealander Kiranpal Pannu, who reached the base through qualifying, who only made his debut at the ATP level this season at the Auckland tournament. . Will the world’s 717 racket surprise an experienced Russian? In the second round in Washington, the winner of the match will play with the 2nd racket of the tournament, the American Francis Tiafoe.
aslan karatsev
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🎾 1:00*: Elise Mertens (Belgium) v Daria Kasatkina (Russia, 5), Washington, 1st round
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: how will the sixth series of clashes between Kasatkin and Mertens end?
Daria Kasatkina begins her journey at the Washington tournament with a battle with an old friend, Belgian Elise Mertens. The girls have already played 5 times and the score is currently 3-2 in favor of the Russians. It is true that the only meeting in 2023, in Miami, remained only for the Belgian. How will the sixth series of this matchup end? The winner of the match will play in the second round in Washington with the best tennis player of the Svitolina-Azarenka duo.
Daria Kasatkina
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🎾 2:00*: Elina Svitolina (Ukraine, WC) v Victoria Azarenka (Belarus), Washington, 1st round
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: will there be revenge in the derby of two mothers for Wimbledon?
In the first round of the tournament in Washington, two tennis mothers withdrew: the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina and the Belarusian Victoria Azarenka. Until recently, Victoria led by a comfortable 5-0 score in personal meetings. However, in the fourth round of Wimbledon, Elina managed to win this confrontation for the first time and soak the score – 5-1. Will Azarenka be able to take revenge for that insulting defeat? The winner of the match will play in the second round in Washington with the best tennis player of the Mertens-Kasatkina duo.
victoria azarenko
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