Sunday, March 1, 2026, became a triumphant day for Belarusian tennis.
As a correspondent for the online publication Belnovosti reports, our compatriots won two international tournaments at once, confirming their high level of training and fighting spirit.
Yulia Gotovko performed brilliantly at the ITF tournament in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, BELTA reports.
In the final match, the Belarusian, ranked 797th in the world, faced Slovenian Ela-Nala Milic.
A confident game allowed our tennis player to finish the match in two sets in 1 hour 17 minutes – 6:2, 6:3.
The path to the title was not easy: at various stages, Yulia successively defeated Italians Verena Meliss and Camilla Zanolini, her Belarusian colleague Anna Kubareva, and also the representative of Germany, Johanna Silva.
This victory became an important stage in the career of the young athlete.
Almost simultaneously with the success in Egypt, good news came from Antalya, Turkey, where the WTA-125 tournament was taking place.
In the doubles final, the Belarusian-Russian duo of Irina Shimanovich and Maria Kozyreva left no chance for the international pair of Peangtarn Plipuek from Thailand and Japanese Momoko Kobori.
The match ended with a score of 7:5, 6:1 in favor of our pair.
The tennis players spent just over an hour and a half to win.
Thus, Belarusian tennis players are finishing the week confidently, demonstrating excellent form and adding new trophies to the country's collection.
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