Faley failed to make it to the semifinals of the tennis tournament in China

Alena Faley (WTA: 220) completed her performance at the tournament from the WTA 125 category with a prize pool of $115,000 in Suzhou, China. In the match of the 1/4 finals, the Belarusian tennis player lost to Rebecca Shramkova from Slovakia (WTA: 152) – 1:6, 6:2, 2:6, sb.by reports.

Earlier, the fourth racket of Belarus knocked out Chinese Hanya Guo (WTA: 240) (7:6, 4:6, 7:5) and Ukrainian Alexandra Oleynikova (WTA: 47) (7:6, 4:0, refusal). But to win the third victory in a row, alas, failed.

In the first set, Faley was clearly not at her plate and, as a result, won only one game. In the second game, the Belarusian athlete gathered and made two breaks more than the rival (three against two). However, it was not possible to develop success. The third set also ended 6-2, but this time in favor of Shramkova.

Two Belarusians also finished their fight for the title. Daria Khomutyanskaya (WTA: 291) qualified and in the match of the 1/16 finals took over Italian Taira Grant (WTA: 156) (6:2, 5:7, 7:5), but then could not cope with Ukrainian Katarina Zavatskaya (WTA: 266) (4:6, 4:6). And Alexandra Sasnovich (WTA: 121) after defeating Chinese Xinxin Yao (WTA: 271) (7:5, 6:1) and Linda Frukhvirtova of the Czech Republic (WTA: 181) (6:0, 6:2) lost in the quarterfinals to American Elvina Kalieva (WTA: 117) (3:6, 6:7).

The Suzhou Open, which is played on hardcore courts, will end on October 11. In 2025, the winner of these competitions was the Swiss Victoria Golubic, who defeated the American Katie Volynets in the final with a score of 4:6, 6:4, 6:4. Sasnovich lost to Kalieva in the quarterfinals of the tennis tournament in Suzhou