Volha Havartsova makes it to second round of doubles in Rome

The Belarusian tennis player and Chan Yung-jan from Taiwan have made it to the second round of the doubles in Rome. BelaPAN reminds that the prize fund of the competition is 2 million USD. They defeated Italians Alberta Brianti and Maria Elena Camerin in the 1/16 final on the night of May 4 - 6:2, 7:6 (7:4).

Havartsova played her second match on that day. She was defeated by Czech Lucie Šafářová in the first round of the singles (1/32 final) — 2:6, 7:6 (11:9), 3:6.

Victoria Azarenka and Russian Vera Zvonaryova were defeated by a Russian duet of Maria Kirilenko – Anastasiya Pavlyuchenko at the beginning —2:6, 5:7.