Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistani tennis players Polina Kudermetova and Kamilla Rakhimova have qualified for the main draw of the BNB Ningbo Open, a WTA 500 tournament being held on hard courts in Ningbo, China. Both players secured their places after winning two qualifying matches.
In the first round of qualifying, Kudermetova defeated Thailand’s Mananchaya Sawangkaew, the 11th seed, 6–3, 6–4. In the final qualifying round, the Uzbekistani player beat Anastasia Zakharova 6–3, 6–3.
Rakhimova also progressed through qualifying. She opened with a 6–2, 6–4 victory over Ukrainian player Dayana Yastremska. In the final round, Rakhimova faced Russia’s Tatiana Prozorova and won in three sets, 7–6 (4), 4–6, 6–4.
Both Uzbekistani players have thus secured places in the main draw in Ningbo.
Yastremska, whom Rakhimova defeated in the opening round of qualifying, reached the semifinals of the Australian Open in 2024, her best result at a Grand Slam tournament.
