MINSK, 16 January (BelTA) – World number 66 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus could not progress to the Australian Open women's singles round two losing to world number 17 Ashleigh Barty of Australia 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 4-6 in the opener, BelTA has learned.
On 17 January the Belarusian, paired with Russia's Veronika Kudermetova will take on Sorana Cirstea of Romania and Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil.
World number 56 Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus went off to a good start in Melbourne beating Christina McHale of the United States (World No.73) 6-3, 6-2 to reach the Australian Open round two. The Belarusian will next face Mirjana Lucic-Baroni of Croatia (World No.30) who beat Shelby Rogers of the United States (67) 7-6 (8-6), 5-7, 6-2.
In the men's doubles event in Melbourne Max Mirnyi and Philipp Oswald of Austria will open against the Italian-Israeli tandem of Thomas Fabbiano and Dudi Sela on 17 January. Andrei Vasilevsky of Belarus and Hans Podlipnik Castillo of Chile will play the Argentinean duet of Guido Pella and Diego Schwartzman.
