Russian Timofeeva lost to Ukrainian Kostyuk in the fourth round of the Australian Open
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Russian tennis player Maria Timofeeva lost to Marta Kostyuk from Ukraine in the fourth round match of the Australian Open. The game, held in Melbourne, ended with a score of 6:2, 6:1 in favor of the Ukrainian.
After the game, the opponents did not shake hands. The Ukrainian will play against American Corrie Gauff in the quarterfinals.
20-year-old Timofeeva is ranked 170th in the ranking of tennis players. She has one victory at the WTA tournament. She played in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. 21-year-old Kostyuk is ranked 37th in the WTA rankings. She also has one victory in a tournament under the auspices of the association.
The Australian Open is a Grand Slam tournament played on a hard surface. The prize fund is $57.8 million. The current winner is Arina Sabalenko from Belarus. The only winner of the tournament from Russia is Maria Sharapova (2008).
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