< p>The second racket of Ukraine Angelina Kalinina started the WTA 500 tournament in Tokyo, Japan with a confident victory. The prize fund of the competition is $780,637.
In the first round, Kalinina defeated the US representative Ashlyn Kruger in two sets with a score of 6:3, 6:1.
Tennis players spent one hour and 12 minutes on the court, during which the Ukrainian served three times and made five double faults. Her opponent had not a single ace and three double faults.
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In the first game, the athletes exchanged rallies, after which Kalinina was the first to take her opponent’s serve. But Kruger was able to fight back, making the score 3:3. In the remaining part of the set, Kalinina managed to get two more breaks and take the lead in games.
The second set began with a double break from Angelina and overall won five games in a row. Kruger was able to take one game, but Kalinina closed the match with the second match point — 6:1.
In the next round, the Ukrainian will meet on the court against the French tennis player Caroline Garcia, seeded fifth in Tokyo.
