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Sasnovich successfully started in the qualification of the WTA tournament in Beijing

Alexandra Sasnovich won in qualifying for the penultimate WTA-1000 tennis tournament this season. It's from sb.by. ...

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Sasnovich successfully started in the qualification of the WTA tournament in Beijing

Alexandra Sasnovich won in qualifying for the penultimate WTA-1000 tennis tournament this season. It's from sb.by.

Photo: Ministry of Sport
Photo: Ministry of Sport

In the first round of the selection, the Belarusian athlete with the “barn” defeated the Chinese tennis player Junhan Zhang – 6: 2, 6: 0. The match lasted just over an hour. In the fight for a ticket to the basis of the tournament rival Alexandra Sasnovich will be the representative of the United States Varvara Lepchenko, who beat Ulrikke Eikeri from Norway – 6: 2, 6: 4.

Last season, Sasnovich reached the third round in Beijing, during the tournament knocking out the winner of four Grand Slam tournaments Naomi Osaka from Japan.

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Source: СБ. Беларусь сегодня ↗

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