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At the Australian Open on Tuesday, Zakharov was all smiles and laughing after he won his second round singles and doubles matches. In singles, the 12th-seeded Zakharov ousted Nick Hardt of the Dominican Republic 63 64.
Zakharov played confident tennis, posting 33 winners to just 10 for Hardt. In a new strategy, Zakharov is making the net his new favorite spot, and won 27 of 33 points when there. He won six of the nine points when he served and volleyed.
03 August 2016 — Russia’s girls celebrate their win in Budapest. Photo: tennisfoto.net
Russia has become the first nation ever to win all of Tennis Europe’s 16 & Under team competitions in the same year, having scooped both the boys’ and girls’ 16 & Under European Summer Cups titles.
The top seeded Russians were forced to come from behind to secure victory at the boys’ finals in Le Touquet, France. Despite having lost their two previous matches on the Tennis Europe Junior Tour, Tomas Machac put their Czech rivals ahead with a three set win over Alen Avidzba in the first rubber.
Сборная юношей России (16 лет) в составе Тимофея Скатова, Алексея Захарова, Егора Носкина и капитана команды Артема Дерепаска выиграла зимний командный Чемпионат Европы.
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