TOKYO, 28 July (BelTA) – Belarus' world number 66 Ilya Ivashka has lost in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Tennis Event third round, BelTA has learned.
The Belarusian was defeated by Japan's world number 69 Kei Nishikori who will proceed to the quarterfinals. In the opener the Belarusian beat world's number 18 Gael Monfils of France, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 and Kazakhstan's world number 127 Mikhail Kukushkin 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-3. The Japanese will next play either Novak Djokovic or Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
Belarus' world number 79 Egor Gerasimov lost 4-6, 6-7 (4-7) to Italy's world number 31 Fabio Fognini in the 2020 Olympic Games Tennis Event men's singles round two. In the opener the Belarusian defeated France's world number 102 Gilles Simon. Ilya Ivashka and Egor Gerasimov lost the doubles opener to Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus 3-6, 6-7 (6-8).
Belarus' world number 3 Aryna Sabalenka lost to Croatia's world number 47 Donna Vekic 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (3-7) in the second round of women's Olympics singles in Tokyo. The Belarusian cruised past Poland's world number 45 Magda Linette 6-2, 6-1, in the opener.
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