US Open: Russians have three losses

Of the six Russian tennis players in the third circle of open championship, the United States managed to break through only three. Elena Bovina won a confident victory over the fifth racket of the world by Yugoslavka Elena Dokich - 6: 3.6: 2, Anastasia Myskina in a difficult three -season match managed to prevail over Czech Denisa Khladkova - 3: 6.7: 5.6: 1, and, finally, Svetlana Kuznetsova, who broke through the main mesh of the tournament through the qualification, reared Zhenett Gusarov from Slovakia with a score of 2: 6.6: 3.6: 2.

According to RIA Novosti, Russians Elena Bovina for a brilliant victory over the unstable Yugoslavka was recognized as a player of the day. None of the spectators who came to see this match the day before even thought that in just an hour a Russian woman would be able to defeat one of the leading tennis players in the world. After playing with Bovina, the Yugoslav tennis player admitted that her rival did not allow her to play “her” tennis. “I couldn’t change something on the court at all,” said Dokich. “All the balls that I sent to the side of the opponent returned to me even more strength. Bovin was really on top.”

But the three other representatives of Russia are forced to cover their rackets. The fights with their participation ended, unfortunately, with a defeat. So, Dinara Safina could not oppose the first racket of the world Serena Williams, having won her only one game - 0: 6.1: 6. The first racket of Russia, Elena Dementyeva, could not overcome the barrier of the second circle in the face of the Italian Franceschy Skiavon, losing to her in two sets 6: 7 (7: 9), 3: 6. Elena Likhovtseva also leaves the struggle for the main trophy of a single female category, having lost the Czech athlete Daiye Bedanova with a score of 6: 7 (2: 7), 6: 2.3: 6.

It is curious that in the framework of the first round, Daiy Bedanova also beat the Russian woman - Alina Zhilkova, but now, after the victory over Likhovtseva, the Czech tennis player is waiting for a rival from Russia again. She will be Anastasia Myskina. In the match of the third stage of the opening championship of the United States, Svetlana Kuznetsova will have to hold a match against the seeded 13th Italian of Sylvia Farina Eliya, and Elena Bovina will meet with Frenchwoman Stephanie Kororet.

On the fourth day of the competition at the US Tennis championship, four representatives of Russia will play. Sochi Evgeny Kafelnikov will go on Thursday on Cort against one of the most inconvenient rivals for him - the Slovak of Dominic Hrbata. These tennis players met each other already 11 times and won more victories: at seven matches won, the Slovak of Taks celebrated the victory only four times. On August 29, Nikolai Davidenko will also play in a male single discharge, whose rival will be American James Black.

As for the Russians, only two tennis players will play on Thursday on the courts of the American National Tennis Center. Tatyana Panova will measure the forces with Colombian Fabiola Zulag, and Vera Zvonareva will experience the strength and experience of the Slovak tennis player Henrita Zagieva.