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Maria broke the Kazakh for the first time in the competition on her way to taking the first set, before the pair traded early breaks in the second.

That prompted a radical change of approach that led to the Kazakh taking a trip to Las Vegas that month to blow off some steam.

Russia would then help nervous Kazakh security services "uncover" the "activists" responsible.

This involved alleged plans for disruptive activity at the Kazakh embassy in London in September 2022.

Kazakh authorities have been treating the injured and working closely with Azerbaijan on the investigation.