Tennis: Vera Lapko wins 2018 Engie Open Saint-Gaudens

Belarusian Vera Lapko has won the tournament in Saint-Gaudens, beating Netherlands' Quirine Lemoine (313) 6-3, 6-4 in the final. Ahead of the Engie Open, she was 93rd in the world. The victory has pushed Lapko up to 77th in the WTA rankings.

This week Vera Lapko will play in the French Open qualifying. Three other Belarusian tennis players will compete in the tournament's main draw: Aryna Sabalenka (World No 48), Aliaksandra Sasnovich (52), and Victoria Azarenka (82.)