Organizers of the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the new season – Australian Open – The participants of the qualifying stage were named. Two Belarusians will compete in women’s singles – Irina Shimanovich (201st place in the WTA rankings) and Yulia Gotovko (210). In the men’s qualifying round, Belarusian Ilya Ivashko (182nd place in the ATP rankings) will play.
In order to get into the main draw of the Australian championship, tennis players need to go through three qualifying rounds. Qualification starts on January 8.
Let us remind you that the current champion Arina Sabalenka (2), two-time winner of this tournament Victoria Azarenka (22) and Alexandra Sasnovich (90) will compete at the Australian Open 2024 without participating in qualifications. The main competitions at the Australian Open will take place on the courts of Melbourne Park from January 14 to 28.
