Belarusian tennis players won victories at the start of a major tournament in the USA

August 11, Minsk / Igor Khadasevich – BELTA /. Belarusian tennis players have successfully started at a major tournament in Cincinnati, USA, reports BELTA correspondent. The first racket of our country, Victoria Azarenka (world ranking 9th), defeated Estonian tennis player Kaia Kanepi (25th) in the first match - 6:3, 7:6. In the second round of this tournament, Azarenka will face Russian Anna Chakvetadze. It should be noted that before this, Victoria, who turned 20 on July 31, lost to Maria Sharapova (49th) in the first round of the tournament in Los Angeles. Another compatriot, Olga Govortsova (63rd), won her starting match against another Russian athlete, Ekaterina Makarova (36th) - 6:1, 6:3. Govortsova's next opponent will be the winner of the match between Urszula Radwanska (62nd, Poland) and Agnes Szavay (33rd, Hungary). In doubles, Belarusian Tatiana Poutchek will compete. In the first-round match, she, along with Ukrainian Maria Koryttseva, will play against the international duo Sania Mirza (India) - Francesca Schiavone (Italy). The tournament in Cincinnati, with a total prize fund of $2 million, will conclude on Sunday, August 16. -0-