Tennis player Selekhmetyeva lost in the third round match of the Australian Open

Russian tennis player Oksana Selekhmetyeva lost to American athlete Jessica Pegula in the third round match of the Australian Open. The meeting was held on January 24 in Melbourne.

The match ended with a score of 6:3, 6:2 in favor of the American athlete. The tennis players spent 1 hour and 7 minutes on the court.

The Russian served three times straight, did not make a single double mistake and did not realize any of the two break points, writes Sport-Express.

In the next round of the tournament, Jessica Pegula will face another tennis player from the USA, Madison Keys.

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Earlier in the day, Russian Daniil Medvedev reached the fourth round of the 2026 Australian Open. He lost in the opening two sets, but managed to turn the tide of the match and win the match in five sets. Medvedev beat Hungarian Fabian Marojan with a score 6:7 (5:7), 4:6, 7:5, 6:0, 6:3

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