Russian Schneider reached the semifinals of the WTA tournament in Monterrey, Mexico

Russian Diana Schneider beat Belgian tennis player Elise Mertens in the quarterfinal match of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament, which took place on August 21 in the Mexican city of Monterrey.

The match ended with a score 3:6, 7:6 (8:6), 7:6 (7:4) in favor of Schneider. The meeting lasted 3 hours and 2 minutes, Sport-Express notes.

The 21-year-old Russian made one straight serve, made four double faults and converted three of 10 break points. In the semifinals, her opponent will be American tennis player Alicia Parks.

"I am very happy, satisfied and proud of today's victory. I think the level of tennis was amazing today. <...> I played with her (Parks. — ed.) a couple of times, she's a great player," Reuters quoted Schneider as saying at the end of the game.

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On August 19, Russian tennis players Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev lost to the duet of American Jessica Pegula and British Jack Draper in the quarterfinals of the US Open Grand Slam tournament in mixed doubles. It was clarified that the meeting took place in New York, the match lasted 37 minutes and ended with a score of 4:1, 4:1 in favor of the opponents.

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