Tennis player Zvonareva reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in doubles
Former world number two Vera Zvonareva reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in doubles on January 26.
In the third-round match, Zvonareva, paired with Japanese American Shibahara, beat sixth-seeded Eizhu Muhammad and Erin Rutliff with a score of 5:7, 6:3, 1:6.
In addition to Zvonareva, Irina Khromacheva, paired with American Christian Harrison, reached the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles tournament.
Zvonareva already has one doubles title at the Australian Open, won in 2012. She is a former world number two and Olympic bronze medalist in Beijing.
The day before, Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva failed to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. The match ended with a score of 6:2, 6:4 in favor of the participant from Ukraine, Elina Svitolina, seeded at the tournament at number 12. Andreeva had the eighth seed number.
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