Russian Karatsev defeated Australian Popyrin and advanced to the second round of Roland Garros
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Russian tennis player Aslan Karatsev defeated Australian Alexei Popyrin in the first round match of Roland Garros with a score of 6:3, 6:7 (4:7), 6:1, 6:2. In the second round Karatsev will play with the winner of the meeting between the Serbian athlete Filip Krajinovic and the US tennis player Francis Tiafoe.
29-year-old Karatsev is ranked 62nd in the ATP tennis rankings. His best result in his career is reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open in 2021. At the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Karatsev, together with Elena Vesnina, won a silver medal in the mixed doubles. In 2021, the Russian won the Davis Cup and the ATP Cup as part of the Russian national team.
Roland Garros is the second Grand Slam of the season. Carried out on the ground. The prize pool is €49.6 million.
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