MINSK, 21 September (BelTA) – Belarus' world number 63 Victoria Azarenka failed to reach the 2018 Toray Pan Pacific Open semifinal in Tokyo, BelTA has learned.
In today's quarterfinal the Belarusian faced Italy's Camila Giorgi, the world number 37, and had to retire from the match due to health issues.
Earlier the Belarusian saw off Japan's world number 125 Kurumi Nara 6-4, 7-5 and Australia's Ashleigh Barty, the world number 17, 6-4, 6-2.
In the semifinal Italy's Camila Giorgi will play Japan's world number 7 Naomi Osaka.