MINSK, 17 October (BelTA) - Belarus’ world number 397 Egor Gerasimov has advanced to the ATP Challenger Shenzhen II second round, defeating Kazakhstan’s Denis Yevseyev, 6-2, 6-2, BelTA has learned.
The Belarusian reached the main draw beating Indonesia’s Justin Barki, 7-5, 6-1, in the qualifying. Belarus’ world number 368 Mikalai Haliak lost to France’s world number 132 Terence Atmane, 1-6, 4-6. In the doubles opener Mikalai Haliak and Greece’s Markos Kalovelonis saw off Canada’s Steven Diez and France’s Arthur Weber, 6-2, 6-3.
In the Jiangxi Open first round Belarus’ world number 90 Aliaksandra Sasnovich will face world number 113 Viktoria Hruncakova of Slovakia. In the doubles round of Last 16 Aliaksandra Sasnovich and Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova will take on Georgia’s Oksana Kalashnikova and Japan’s Nao Hibino. Belarus’ Lidziya Marozava and Poland’s Katarzyna Piter will play Australia’s Kimberly Birrell and Ulrikke Eikeri of Norway.