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MINSK, 3 January (BelTA) - Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich (No. 88 on the WTA rankings) has advanced to the quarterfinals of Brisbane International in Australia ($894,000 in prize money), BelTA has learned.

Qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich rallied for a 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 win over Anett Kontaveit of Estonia to set up a quarterfinal match against French Alize Cornet (No.38).

Another Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka (No. 73) has also booked a spot in the quarterfinals at Shenzhen Open ($626,700 in prize money). She will play either Romania's Simona Halep (world’s No. 1) or Chinese Duan Yingying (No. 91).