The first racket of Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina defeated her compatriot Zarina Diyas at the Australian Open, bbabo.net correspondent reports.

Today, January 18, the Kazakhstani derby took place within the framework of the first round of singles.

Rybakina, ranked 12th in the WTA ranking, almost lost to Diyas, who is on the 104th line.

The first set was left for Diyas with a score of 7:6 (7:3). In the second, Rybakina, from whom they expected an easy victory in this confrontation, turned the tide of the game not without difficulty, also winning 7:6 (7:3). The third game was decisive, in which Elena played more confidently - 6:1.

Note that Diyas was the fourth loss for Kazakhstan on the courts of Melbourne. Earlier, Timofey Skatov, Mikhail Kukushkin and Yulia Putintseva finished their performance at the tournament.

Rybakina in the second round will play with the winner of the pair Victoria Golubich (Switzerland) - Shuai Zhang (China).

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