Kamilla Rakhimova (Uzbekistan) – Jacqueline Christian (Romania) – 6:3, 4:6, 6:4.
In the women's singles ranking, the Romanian ranks 32nd, while Rakhimova is in 89th position. Although in 2024, Camille managed to reach the 64th place in the singles ranking, and last year she finished in 55th place in doubles.
Rakhimova won the first set confidently, but lost in the second with a score of 4:6 and was stronger in the decisive third set.
Elena Rybakina from Moscow, the second racket of the world, is playing for Kazakhstan in this tournament. In the first round, Rybakina beat Veronica Erjavec from Slovenia in two sets. (6:2, 6:2). The second representative of Kazakhstan, Yulia Putintseva, won in three sets against Australian Talia Gibson. (4:6, 6:4, 6:1).
Belarus' Arina Sobolenko, the world's first rocket, plays against Spain's Jessica Busas Maneiro in the first round.