MOSCOW, March 10 Russian Ekaterina Aleksandrova defeated American Elvina Kaliyeva in the match of the first round of the tennis tournament in American Indian Wells, the prize fund of which is more than 8.5 million dollars. The meeting ended with a score of 4:6, 6:2, 7:6 (9:7) in favor of the Russian woman. Tennis players spent 2 hours and 20 minutes on the court. In the next round, Alexandrova will meet with Romanian Simona Halep, seeded at the tournament under the 24th number.
