MINSK, 23 February (BelTA) - Max Mirnyi of Belarus and his partner Treat Huey of the Philippines made a good start at the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL in Acapulco, Mexico, BelTA has learned.
In the doubles opener Max Mirnyi and Treat Huey battled through the Australian duet of Chris Guccione and Bernard Tomic 4-6, 6-3, 14-12. In the quarterfinal the Belarusian-Filipino duo, seeded fourth, will take on either the American pair of Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey or the Polish-Mexican duet of Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Santiago Gonzalez.
In the women's event Belarus' number one Victoria Azarenka, ranked 14th in the world and seeded first at the tournament, will open against World No.82 Polona Hercog of Slovenia. It will be their second meeting on the WTA courts. In Beijing in 2011 Victoria Azarenka won the match 7-6, 6-3. Olga Govortsova of Belarus (World No.89) will take on Lara Arruabarrena of Spain (World No. 76).
The tournament in Acapulco will complete on 27 February.
