Alycia Parks kicks off Qatar Open by upsetting Diana Shnaider
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A recent practice session with the great Serena Williams may have paid off for Alycia Parks, who took down Russian 15th seed Diana Shnaider 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) to begin the Qatar TotalEnergies Open on Sunday in Doha.
Parks, an American ranked 85th in the world, recently told the website Tennis Majors that she considers Williams a 'mentor' and said the 44-year-old tennis