MINSK, 2 January (BelTA) – Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich ousted the top seed and defending champion Elina Svitolina 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinal of Brisbane International, BelTA has learned.
In the quarterfinals the Belarusian will play unseeded Croatian Donna Vekic.
Another Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka overcame Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova (No.73) to set up a Shenzhen Open quarterfinal match against Maria Sharapova (No.29).
At the Maharashtra Open in India, Belarus' Ilya Ivashka (No.91) will meet France's Gilles Simon (No.30).