Tuesday’s Top 4 Tennis Matches: Erika Andreeva Tries To Break Into US Open Main Draw
Daniil Salnikov August 22, 2023, 09:30 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
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Program in summary:
🎾 18:00*: Sara Errani (Italy, 16) – Erika Andreeva (Russia), US Open – qualification, first round 🎾 21:30*: Marina Melnikova (Russia) – Astra Sharma (Australia), US Open – qualification, first round 🎾 23:00*: Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) – Tamara Zidansek (Slovenia, 19), US Open – qualification, first round 🎾 18:00*: Yulia Gotovko (Belarus) – Tatyana Prozorova (Russia), US Open – qualification, first round
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🎾 18:00*: Sara Errani (Italy, 16) – Erika Andreeva (Russia), US Open – qualification, first round
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: Will Erika Andreeva move closer to her sister Mirra on the US Open roster?
On Tuesday in New York on the famous courts of the National Tennis Center named after Billie Jean King, qualifying for the US Open begins. The first launch will be an interesting matchup, in which Mirra Andreeva’s older sister, Erika, 19, will measure her strength with the Italian Sarah Errani, 36, former fifth racket in the world and Roland finalist. Garros – 2012. We also note that Sarah was the leader of the world ranking in pairs and collected the “Career Slam” in this category. Previously, the tennis players did not know each other. Let’s remember that Erica’s younger sister was already classified at the US Open.
Erika Andreeva
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🎾 21:30*: Marina Melnikova (Russia) – Astra Sharma (Australia), US Open – qualification, first round
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: Will Marina be able to qualify for the Slam for the first time?
Marina Melnikova, 34, will begin her journey to the base of the US Open with a match against the Australian Astra Sharma, whom they have not yet met. It should be noted that during her career, the Russian woman played in the slam qualifiers more than a dozen times and only once did she finish at the base: at Wimbledon 2016, when she received a wild card from the organizers. Will Marina be able to qualify for the Slam for the first time?
Marina Melnikova
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🎾 23:00*: Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) – Tamara Zidansek (Slovenia, 19), US Open – qualification, first round
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: Will Makarova get her first qualifying win?
The full namesake of the Rio Olympic champion in pairs, Ekaterina Makarova, only this year began to try to break into the base of the “Helmets” through qualification. At the Australian Open and Roland Garros, she already lost at the start. She will now have a difficult opponent: the Slovenian Tamara Zidansek. Will Catherine be able to win her first victory?
Ekaterina Makarova
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🎾 18:00*: Yuliya Gotovko (Belarus) – Tatyana Prozorova (Russia), US Open – qualification, first round
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: Will Prozorova reach her first Grand Slam?
19-year-old Tatyana Prozorova shows the best results this year. In Rabat, for the first time, she reached the base of the WTA tournament through qualification, and in Palermo she got her first victory. Will the Russian break into the Slam base for the first time? The first opponent of hers is the Belarusian Yulia Gotovko.
Tatiana Prozorova
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