Khomutyanskaya reached the 1/8 finals of the tennis tournament in Suzhou

Daria Khomutyanskaya (WTA: 291) made it to the second round of the tournament from the WTA 125 category with a prize pool of $ 115,000 in Suzhou, China. In the match of the 1/16 finals, the Belarusian athlete took over Italian Taira Grant (WTA: 156) – 6:2, 5:7, 7:5, reports sb.by.

Earlier, the fifth racket of our country has overcome two qualifying rounds. And at the start of the main grid Daria Khomutyanskaya did not slow down.

In the first set, during which the Belarusian made two unanswered breaks, her advantage was undeniable. There was no success in the second game. Grant twice distinguished herself at the reception and did not keep only one game on her own serve, so she took this set. But in the decisive party it turned out the opposite. Now Khomutyanskaya made two breaks, and Grant - one.

The next opponent of Daria Khomutyanskaya will be Ukrainian Katarina Zavatskaya (WTA: 266). Note that these athletes played each other in qualifying for the current tournament - and then the Belarusian was stronger (6:4, 6:1).

Also, stage 1/16 of the finals was overcome by Alexander Sasnovich (WTA: 121) and Alena Faley (WTA: 220). The first defeated Chinese woman Xinxin Yao (WTA: 271) (7:5, 6:1), the second defeated another representative of China Hanyu Guo (WTA: 240) (7:6, 4:6, 7:5). For reaching the quarterfinals, Sasnovich will compete with Linda Frukhvirtova of the Czech Republic (WTA: 181), and Faley with Ukrainian Alexandra Oleynikova (WTA: 47), who received the first seeding number from the tournament organizers.

The Suzhou Open, which is played on hardcore courts, will end on October 11. Last year, the winner of these competitions was Swiss Victoria Golubic, who defeated American Katie Volynets in the final with a score of 4:6, 6:4, 6:4. Sasnovich reached the 1/8 finals of the tennis tournament in Suzhou

Faley made his way to the second round of the tennis tournament in China