Kazakh Zarina Diyas stunned by Russian tennis player at Taiwan Open
11:22, 10 February 2016
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - World №68 Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan has crashed out of the second round of the 2016 Taiwan Open in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Kazinform has learnt from the WTA's official website.
The 21-year-old Kazakhstani lost to Russian Elizaveta Kulichkova 5-7, 6-0, 4-6 in the second-round match.
Although Diyas hit 12 aces, it didn't help her win the match against world №95 Kulichkova who beat her at a tournament in Hong Kong two years ago.
Next Kulichkova will face off with the winner of the second-round match between Su-Wei Hsieh from Chinese Taipei and Mandy Minella from Luxembourg.
The prize fund of the tournament totals $426,750.