MOSCOW, December 31 Russian tennis player Anna Kalinskaya beat American Bernarda Peru in the first round match of the tournament in Brisbane, Australia, the prize fund of which exceeds $1.7 million.
The meeting ended with a score of 6:2, 6:1 in favor of the Russian. The tennis players spent 58 minutes on the court.
In the second round match of the tournament, Kalinskaya will play against the representative of Belarus Victoria Azarenka (8th seed).