11:11, 23 March 2017 | GMT +6
Shvedova storms into 2nd round at Miami Open
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Kazakh tennis player Yaroslava Shvedova advanced to the second round of Miami Open, according to gazeta.ru.
Playing for Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova defeated Serbian Jelena Yanković by a score of 4:6, 6:4, 7:6 (7:3) in the first-round match of the Miami tournament.
This year for Shvedova it has been the first victory after a series of consecutive losses in eight matches. In the next round Yaroslava will compete with Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Yanković (Serbia) - Shvedova (Kazakhstan) - 6:4, 4:6, 6:7
"Today it was quite a challenging and come-from-behind victory, and I congratulate all Kazakh citizens on a remarkable holiday of Nauryz!!!", the athlete posted on Instagram.
Photo: Sports.kz