Potapova was eliminated not only from the singles tournament, but also from the doubles tournament. Even the presence of the young Russian diamond Mira Andreeva did not help her there. The duo were eliminated in the first round, meaning both tennis players were quickly eliminated from the tournament in London.
Potapova said goodbye to Wimbledon altogether
Some Polish fans will be very happy with the news that one of tennis’ biggest scandals will no longer be playing at Wimbledon. Anastasia Potapova (WTA No. 41) lost for the first time on July 2 to lower-ranked Bernarda Pera (WTA No. 97) 7:6, 4:6, 6:7 After a dramatic tiebreak in the final set, she is now out of the doubles tournament as well.
She was joined by Mira Andreeva.a young Russian talent nicknamed “Diamond” who delighted the world over a year ago. However, my doubles teammates won’t remember Wimbledon 2024 better. Both were eliminated in the singles in the first round (Andreeva lost to Brenda Fruvirtova), and to make matters worse, they also failed in their combined match.
Doubles loss and Wimbledon end
Already in the first round, Potapova and Andreeva were unable to defeat the Canadian-Australian duo Dabrowski/Rutliffe. The Russians lost 2:6, 5:7 and showed that they did not have time to properly prepare for the grass season. Does this mean that they are preparing for the Olympics and the grass season has been postponed?
It doesn’t seem like it – Potapova prepares for Wimbledon at tournaments in Birmingham and EastbourneIn the latter she was eliminated in the first round, and in the first she reached the fourth. Andreeva was not lucky either. She played only on grass in Bad Homburg, where she lost to Dajana Jastremska in the first.
The games are approaching, and Russian and Belarusian tennis players are slowly withdrawing from them. Due to his health condition, Andrey Rublev will not go to Paris, and therefore will not defend the gold medal in doubles he won in Tokyo, and faced similar dilemmas and said “pass”. At the moment, fans are still waiting for further news. It is not yet known how many athletes from Russia and Belarus will miss the Games altogether.
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