Arina Sobolenko to join WTA’s top 100

15 октября 2017

Today, Arina Sobolenko had a spectacular match at the Tianjin Open in China. The 19-year old Belarusian athlete lost to the world’s ex-top tennis player – Maria Sharapova.

Arina Sobolenko began her career in the WTA only last year, while Maria Sharapova has already claimed 36 singles titles. For the Russian athlete, it was the first final after the disqualification.

Belteleradiocompany’s TV Channel Belarus 5 broadcast the match live. The match was incredibly emotional and lasted more than two hours. The final score was 7-5, 7-6(8).

Following the tournament in China, Arina Sobolenko will join the top 100 tennis players of the world for the first time in her career.

Also, it was largely thanks to the successful performance of Sobolenko that the Belarusian national team made it to the Fed Cup finals for the first time in the team’s history. The finals will be hosted by Chizhovka Arena in mid-November, when Belarus will face the US.

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