MINSK, 2 February (BelTA) – Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka is out of the Gippsland Trophy in Australia's Melbourne, BelTA has learned.
In the round of Last 32 the Belarusian world number 7 lost to Estonia's world number 94 Kaia Kanepi 1-6, 6-2, 1-6. The match lasted for an hour and 45 minutes.
Belarus' world number 90 Aliaksandra Sasnovich lost to Romania's world number 79 Irina Begu 7-5, 4-6, 4-6 in the round of Last 32. In the opener the Belarusian beat Ukraine's world number 148 Lesia Tsurenko 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
In the Yarra Valley Classic doubles opener Aliaksandra Sasnovich and Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk will face the U.S. duo of Asia Muhammad and Jessica Pegula.
World number 78 Egor Gerasimov of Belarus defeated world number 90 Lloyd Harris of South Africa 6-3, 7-5 at the start of the 2021 Murray River Open. In the round of Last 32 the Belarusian will face world number 55 Marton Fucsovics of Hungary.
