Daria Kasatkina achieved victory in the Ningbo tournament (China), category 500, in the Russian duel against the youth Mirra Andreeva He defeated the 17-year-old 6-0, 4-6 and 6-4 in a match that lasted one hour and fifty-five minutes. Kasatkina He played in his nineteenth final and the fifth of 2024, achieving the eighth title of his career.
A couple of mistakes Andreeva in the final points of the day they sealed a bold victory for the Kasatkina. The fifth seed was solid on break points in the championship final, converting seven of his eight chances. “In the first set I gave everything, I was very focused and the level was very high. But, obviously, after that, I got a little discouraged and Mirra was there, ready to take control” she said Kasatkina.
Russian tennis player, eleventh in the world ranking, He went up to the podium to console his countrymen who were crying uncontrollably because of the disappointment of not winning the title. “She is a player who never gives up and to win a point you have to be almost dead on the court. That’s how it is and, to be honest, it was like a miracle, in the third set.”
Source: La Verdad
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