11:34, 30 April 2022 | GMT +6
Kazakhstan’s Rybakina eases into Mutual Madrid Open 2nd Round
NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstan’s top ranked tennis player Elena Rybakina has propelled into the second round of the WTA’s Mutua Madrid Open in Spain, Kazinform has learnt from the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation.
16th-seeded Rybakina eliminated world N°93 Oceane Dodin in straight sets 6-2, 7-5 in the opening round of the tournament.
The match lasted for 1h 20 minutes during which the Kazakhstani fired 12 aces and made 3 double faults. Oceane Dodin hit 4 aces and made 5 double faults.
In the next round Rybakina will face Czech Katerina Siniakova ranked 51st in the world. Siniakova upset Croatian Ana Konjuh in a three-set opener 0-6, 6-4, 6-2.
The total prize pool of the tournament exceeds $6.5 million.