MINSK, 8 August (BelTA) - Three Belarusian players have reached the M15 Astana semifinals, BelTA has learned.
In today's quarterfinals, Belarus’ world number 591 Egor Gerasimov secured a hard-fought victory over Turkie’s Mert Alkaya (No.708), 6-1, 6-7 (2-7), 6-4. Egor Gerasimov will now face fellow Belarusian Martin Borisiouk (No.1044) for a spot in the final. Martin Borisiouk also triumphed in a three-set battle against Georgia’s Saba Purtseladze (No.265).
Meanwhile, Erik Arutiunian (No.497) delivered a dominant performance, defeating Russia’s Maxim Zhukov (No.627) 6-1, 6-4. Erik Arutiunian’s next opponent will be another Russian player, Petr Bar-Biryukov (No.349).
The tournament in Kazakhstan’s capital will be over on 10 August.
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