MINSK, 18 January (BelTA) – Belarus' world number 11 Aryna Sabalenka lost to Amanda Anisimova, world number 87, of the United States 3:6, 2:6 in the Australian Open third round on 18 January, BelTA has learned.
Before that she had defeated Great Britain's Katie Boulter (97) and Russian qualifier Anna Kalinskaya (146).
Belarus' Aliaksandra Sasnovich, world number 31, was defeated by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (World No.44) of Russia in the third round 0:6, 3:6. On her way to the third round she had eliminated Estonia's world number 20 Anett Kontaveit and had cruised past Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium (World No.50).