Wednesday’s Top 8 Matches In Tennis: Mirra Andreeva, Gakhov, Zvonareva Battle In The USA
Daniil Salnikov August 23, 2023, 09:45 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
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Program in summary:
🎾 6:00 PM*: Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia, 4) – Alexandra Sasnovich (Belarus, Q), Cleveland, second round 🎾 6:00 PM*: Ivan Gakhov (Russia) – Zachary Svayda (USA), US Open – Qualification, first round 🎾 18:00*: Karol Monnet (France) – Valeria Savinykh (Russia), US Open – qualification, first round 🎾 18:00*: Diana Schneider (Russia, 2) – Hailey Baptiste (USA). ), US Open – qualification, first round 🎾 21:00*: Vera Zvonareva (Russia) – Jamie Forlis (Australia), US Open – qualification, first round 🎾 21:00*: Elvina Kalieva (USA) – Maria Timofeeva (Russia) , 27), US Open – Qualification, first round 🎾 9:00 p.m.*: Sara Sorribes-Tormo (Spain, LL) – Veronika Kudermetova (Russia, 3/WC), Cleveland, second round 🎾 1:30*: Sloan Stevens ( USA, 9) – Mirra Andreeva (Russia), Cleveland, second round
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🎾 6:00 p.m.*: Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia, 4) vs. Alexandra Sasnovich (Belarus, Q), Cleveland, second round
💬 Match with text streaming
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: how will the fourth meeting between Alexandrova and Sasnovich end?
In the second round of the tournament in Cleveland, the same age will meet: Ekaterina Alexandrova and Alexandra Sasnovich, born in 1994. The tennis players had previously met three times, and in all cases Alexandrova turned out to be stronger, and without losing a set -in the qualification of Saint Petersburg-2017, in the final of the 125K tournament in Limoges-2019 and in the semifinals of Hertogenbosch-2023. Who will be stronger this time? In the quarterfinals, the winner will play China’s Xinyu Wang.
Ekaterina Alexandrova
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🎾 18:00*: Ivan Gakhov (Russia) – Zachary Svayda (USA), US Open – Qualification, first round
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Mystery: Will Gakhov be able to break into the TBSh base for the first time?
26-year-old Russian Ivan Gakhov is now at his 162nd highest in the ATP rankings. The tennis player is remembered for the many battles he gave Novak Djokovic at the Monte Carlo Masters. Now Ivan’s task is to break into the base of the Slam for the first time. Gakhov’s first rival in New York is 20-year-old American Zachary Swayda.
ivan gajov
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🎾 18:00*: Carole Monnet (France) – Valeria Savinykh (Russia), US Open – qualification, first round
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: Will Savinykh be able to reach the US Open for the first time in his career?
32-year-old Valeria Savinykh played three times in her career at the TBSH base, and in all cases it was the Australian Open (2012, 2013, 2021), but at the US Open, the Russian woman he was never able to overcome the classification barrier. Can you do it now? Her first rival will be the 21-year-old Frenchwoman Carole Monnet, with whom they have not played before.
valeria savinykh
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🎾 6:00 PM*: Diana Schneider (Russia, 2) – Hayley Baptiste (USA), US Open – qualifying, first round
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: Will Schneider make it to the second qualifying round?
Diana Schneider, 19, was close to entering the US Open by qualifying, and now she is working her way up the rankings. The first rival of the Russian is the American Hayley Baptist, 21, with whom she met last year in the 125K tournament in Montevideo, and then the young Russian was stronger in the 1/4 final. Will she be able to go further down the grid now?
diana schneider
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🎾 21:00*: Vera Zvonareva (Russia) – Jamie Forlis (Australia), US Open – qualification, first round
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: what will the 2010 finalist be able to show at this US Open?
Vera Zvonareva was once a finalist at Wimbledon and the US Open – 2010, she rose to second in the WTA rankings, and now the 38-year-old Russian woman is starting to go to the base of the US Open through rankings. Vera’s first opponent will be Australian Jamie Forlis, 15 years her junior.
Vera Zvonareva
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🎾 9:00 PM*: Elvina Kalieva (USA) – Maria Timofeeva (Russia, 27), US Open – qualifying, first round
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: Will Timofeeva make it to the base of her first TBSH?
19-year-old Maria Timofeeva has already made a name for herself this season, winning the title in Budapest as a lucky loser. Now, the young Russian is trying to break into the base of her first TBSH through the qualifiers. Her first opponent will be American Elvina Kalieva, both girls born in 2003. Who will advance to the second round?
Maria Timofeeva
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🎾 9:00 p.m.*: Sarah Sorribes-Tormo (Spain, LL) vs. Veronika Kudermetova (Russia, 3/WC), Cleveland, second round
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Mystery: Will Kudermetova get revenge on Sorribes-Tormo?
In the first round of Cleveland, Veronika Kudermetova earned her first American Hard victory. She now has to face Spain’s lucky loser Sarah Sorribes-Tormo. The tennis players have met only once before, at the 2020 Australian Open, the Spaniard celebrated victory. Will Verónica be able to take revenge? The winner of this match in the 1/4 final will meet the best tennis player in a pair of Sloane Stevens – Mirra Andreeva.
Veronika Kudermetova
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🎾 1:30*: Sloane Stevens (USA, 9) vs. Mirra Andreeva (Russia), Cleveland, second round
💬 Match with text streaming
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: how will the battle between Mirra Andreeva and the US Open champion end?
Mirra Andreeva, 16, will face the TBS champion for the third time in her short professional career. In the fourth round of Madrid, she lost to Arina Sobolenko, in the second round of Wimbledon, she confidently faced Barbora Kreychikova. And now, in the second round in Cleveland, the young Russian will have to play 30-year-old Sloane Stevens, who won the US Open in 2017. The winner of the match in the 1/4 final will face the best tennis player in the duo Sorribes-Tormo-Kudermetova.
myrrh andreeva
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