MINSK, 19 February (BelTA) – The Belarusian tennis players did not make it to the main draw in Budapest and Dubai, BelTA has learned.
In the Hungarian capital Belarus' world number 128 Vera Lapko lost to Roberta Vinci of Italy (World No.168) 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 3-6. In the opener Vera Lapko saw off Lesley Kerkhove (166) of the Netherlands 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.
In the UAE, world number 60 Aryna Sabalenka lost to Italy's Sara Errani (156) 2-6, 6-1, 6-7 (4-7). In the opener the Belarusian beat Zhu Lin of China 6-1, 6-3 and Miyu Kato of Japan 6-3, 6-4.