In Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Belarusian tennis players staged a national derby at the ITF tournament, reaching the quarterfinals of the competition.
Yulia Gotovko and Anna Kubareva are now forced to compete against each other for a spot in the semi-finals, a Belnovosti correspondent reports, citing a BELTA report .
Gotovko, with great difficulty, beat Italian Verena Meliss in two sets with the same score of 7:5, spending a lot of nerves and energy to overcome her opponent's resistance.
Kubareva dealt with American Jamila Snells much more confidently, giving her only six games in two sets.
It's ironic that after defeating the foreigners, the girls will have to sort things out among themselves, and this match will be the highlight of the quarterfinals.
Whoever wins, one of the Belarusians is guaranteed to continue the fight for the title.
Meanwhile, in Antalya, Turkey, at the WTA-125 tournament, Irina Shimanovich lost in three sets to Greek Despina Papamichail, despite winning the opening set.
However, paired with Russian Maria Kozyreva, the Belarusian confidently advanced to the quarterfinals, defeating the Slovenian duo.
In Portugal, Alena Faley is also keeping up with her teammates, confidently defeating Italy's Camilla Rosatello and advancing to the round of 16.
Now she faces Spaniard Eva Alvarez, and her chances of success are quite real.
It turns out that the Belarusian tennis diaspora is now tearing up tournaments on three continents, giving fans reasons to be proud.
All that remains is to wish the girls good luck in the decisive matches.
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