MOSCOW, January 5 Russians Veronika Kudermetova, Daria Kasatkina and Anastasia Potapova won in her first round meetings at tennis tournaments in Melbourne, Australia. Kudermetova defeated Slovakia Viktoria Kuzmova — 7: 6 (7: 4), 7: 6 (8: 6). Kasatkina defeated her compatriot Anna Kalinskaya, who refused to continue the fight with the score 1: 6, 0: 3. Potapova turned out to be stronger than Australian Lisette Cabrera — 5: 7, 6: 2, 6: 2. In the second round Kudermetova (third seeded) will meet with the strongest pair Madison Brengle (USA) — Nao Khibino (Japan), Potapova — with the representative of Hungary Anna Bondar. Kasatkina (3rd seeded) playing in another tournament will play a match against American Madison Keys.
