On the first season of the tournament “Grand slam”, which takes place in Melbourne, Australia, continues the matches of the second day’s play. Two Russian women completed the first round match at the Australian Open. Svetlana Kuznetsova won, Vitaly Dyachenko lost.
Kuznetsov, which carries the title of the double winner of tournaments of “Grand slam”, playing in the opening round with a “planted” under 15-m number of Czech Maggie Vondrousova and was not considered a favorite. However, our athlete in three parties left the representative of the Czech Republic out of business– 6:2, 4:6, 6:4.
Another Russian Dyachenko failed to pass the turn of the first lap, getting in the opponent 26-th racket of the Australian Open in 2020 American Danielle Collins. Losing in the first game (1:6), our tennis took second (6:3), but in the end проигралf third and match – 4:6.