Kazakhstan's Putintseva secures opening win at Suzhou Tennis Tournament

Kazakh tennis player Yulia Putintseva won her opening match at a major tournament in Suzhou, China, Kazinform News Agency cites the National Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan.

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The Kazakh player's first opponent was Diane Parry of France.

Putintseva won the tough three-set encounter with a score of 6:1, 6:7, 6:1.

In the next round, she will face the winner of the match between Ukraine's Yuliia Starodubtseva and Hungary's Dalma Galfi.

Earlier, Kazakhstan's tennis player Aruzhan Sagyndykova, 20, secured a victory at the ITF W15 tournament in China.