MOSCOW, 17 Aug. Russian Anastasia Potapova lost to Romanian Simone Halep in the match of the first round of the WTA 1000 category tennis tournament in Cincinnati (USA), the prize fund of which exceeds $2.5 million. Tennis players spent 2 hours and 11 minutes on the court. Potapova got into the main draw of the tournament as a «lucky loser».Women's Tennis Association (WTA)Western & Southern OpenAugust 17, 2022 • Start at 00:50FinishedAnastasia PotapovaRussia1 : 24:66:33:6Simona HalepRomaniaIn the second round, the Romanian will play against Russia's Veronika Kudermetova. :6, 7:5, 6:4. Her next opponent will be the winner of the match between Ekaterina Aleksandrova (Russia) and Zhang Shuai (China).
