Sasnovich advances to US Open qualifying final round

Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus moved to the final round of qualifying at the US Open after defeating world number 191 Heather Watson of the UK, 6-1, 6-4, BelTA has learned.

The Belarusian will face Zeynep Sonmez of Türkiye in the third round. In the opener Aliaksandra Sasnovich secured a solid win over France’s world number 225 Harmony Tan, 6-2, 6-3.

Belarus’ Iryna Shymanovich beat Sara Saito of Japan, 6-4, 6-3, in the opener, but lost to Maya Joint of Australia, 5-7, 6-3, 0-6, in the second round.

Belarus’ Aliona Falei lost to Croatia’s world number 175 Lucija Ciric Bagaric, 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 4-6, in the opening qualifying round.

Players have to win three matches to secure a spot in the main draw.

Belarus’ World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka and Belarus’ World No.20 Victoria Azarenka will play in the US Open main draw, which will be running from 26 August to 8 September.