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MINSK, 6 August (BelTA) – Belarus tennis players Victoria Azarenka and Vera Lapko have improved their positions in the WTA rankings, BelTA has learned.

Victoria Azarenka jumped up 13 spots to place 95^th. Last week the Belarusian reached the 2018 San Jose quarterfinal. Vera Lapko moved up from 69^th to 66^th place. Aliaksandra Sasnovich lost one spot moving to 36^th. Aryna Sabalenka moved down from 36^th to 39^th place.

Two Belarusian tennis players will play at the 2018 Rogers Cup in Montreal this week. Victoria Azarenka has received a wild card and will play Kristina Mladenovic in the opener. Aryna Sabalenka will face Ana Bogdan of Romania. The games will be played on 7 August.