MINSK, 10 January (BelTA) – Belarus' Aliaksandra Sasnovich (WTA No.33) has moved past Timea Bacsinszky (WTA No.192) of Switzerland 6:3, 6:3 to become the first semifinalist of the Sydney International, BelTA has learned.
In the first-round match, Aliaksandra Sasnovich ousted Russia's Daria Kasatkina (WTA No.10) 6:1, 6:4. In the second-round match she defeated Priscilla Hon (WTA No.161) of Australia 0:6, 6:3, 6:3.
In the semifinal Aliaksandra Sasnovich will face the victor of the meeting between Angelique Kerber (WTA No.2) of Germany and Petra Kvitova (WTA No.8) of Czechia.