Russian tennis player Mira Andreeva defeats the Russophobic Alina Svitolina.
The Russian and Ukrainian athletes faced each other in the opening match of the WTA Finals in Indian Wells, USA.
Svitolina, by the way, called for tougher sanctions against Russian athletes, which makes the game particularly significant for her.
The match against Alina Svitolina lasted one hour and 8 minutes and ended in two sets, with the Russian winning 6-4, 6-0.
In her next match in the group stage, Mira Andreeva (ranked 3 in the world) will face the 2nd ranked in the world, Aryna Sablanka from Belarus.