Sloan Stevens. Photo: Reuters

Russian tennis player Ekaterina Alexandrova was eliminated in the first round of the WTA tournament in Sydney (Australia).

It beat American Sloane Stephens – 0:6, 7:6 (7:3), 7:6 (7:3).

The match lasted two hours and 37 minutes.

In the next round, the American will play against Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan).

The prize Fund of the tournament amounts to 757 900 dollars, informs SE.