Alexandrova beats Shnaider to reach fourth round at WTA Beijing event
In short
Russian player Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Diana Shnaider in the third round of the WTA tournament in Beijing and advanced to the fourth round, RIA Novosti and TASS reported. TASS said her next opponent will be the winner of the match between Linda Noskova and Viktorija Golubic. Neither report gave the score.
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Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Diana Shnaider in the third round of the WTA tournament in Beijing and moved into the fourth round, according to RIA Novosti and TASS. RIA Novosti described the event as a “тысячник”, a WTA 1000-level tournament, in Beijing. Neither report gave the score of the match. [ 1 , 2 ]
TASS said Alexandrova will face the winner of the match between Linda Noskova and Viktorija Golubic in the fourth round. That pairing was reported only by TASS, and the outcome of that match was not stated in the documents. [ 2 ]
Why it matters
The result is a head-to-head win for Alexandrova over a fellow Russian player at a WTA 1000-level event in Beijing and puts her into the fourth round. The reports come from Russia's two main state news agencies and treat the outcome as a routine tournament result.
Key facts
- Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Diana Shnaider in the third round of the WTA tournament in Beijing. [ 1 , 2 ]
- RIA Novosti described the tournament as a “тысячник” (WTA 1000-level event) in Beijing. [ 1 ]
- Alexandrova advanced to the fourth round. [ 2 ]
- TASS said Alexandrova will play the winner of the match between Linda Noskova and Viktorija Golubic in the fourth round. [ 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The score of the Alexandrova–Shnaider match. Neither RIA Novosti's headline nor TASS's headline and summary states the score.
- Alexandrova's next opponent and the result of the Noskova–Golubic match. Only TASS mentioned the pairing, and it said the opponent will be the winner of that match, which had not been decided in the documents.