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Doha
Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, a former World No.1, who has been given a wildcard for the Qatar Total Open 2017 women's tournament will play Risa Ozaki of Japan in the second round of the qualifying rounds at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex on Sunday at 3.30pm.
Jankovic beat another Japanese Nao Hibino 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in the first round of the qualifiers on Saturday in her quest to make the main draw of the tournament.
Also winning their first rounds were Christina McHale of US and Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine among others.
Qualifying first round results:
[1] C. McHale (USA) bt [WC] O. Jabeur (TUN) 6-4, 7-6(3); [2] [WC] J. Jankovic (SRB) bt N. Hibino (JPN) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3; [3] L. Davis (USA) bt J. Boserup (USA) 6-2, 6-2; [4] Kr. Pliskova (CZE) bt [WC] M. Barthel (GER) 1-6, 6-3, 6-2; C. Bellis (USA) bt [5] S. Peng (CHN) 6-3, 6-3; [6] J. Larsson (SWE) bt S. Soler-Espinosa (ESP) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1; [7] A. Beck (GER) bt N. Broady (GBR) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2; [8] T. Pironkova (BUL) bt V. King (USA) 6-3, 6-3; K. Bondarenko (UKR) bt [WC] M. Al Naemi (QAT) 6-2, 6-0; E. Alexandrova (RUS) bt K. Kozlova (UKR) 6-3, 6-3; R. Ozaki (JPN) bt P. Goncalves (BRA) 6-1, 6-1; E. Rodina (RUS) bt O. Dodin (FRA) 7-5, 4-6, 6-1; Q. Wang (CHN) bt A. Pivovarova (RUS) 6-4, 6-2; C. Giorgi (ITA) bt I. Khromacheva (RUS) 6-3, 6-2; M. Brengle (USA) bt D. Kovinic (MNE) 6-1, 6-1; S. Zheng (CHN) bt K. Nara (JPN) 6-2, 0-0 (retired).
ORDER OF PLAY SUNDAY (3.30pm)
[2] [WC] J. Jankovic (SRB) vs R. Ozaki (JPN); [1] C. McHale (USA) vs K. Bondarenko (UKR); COURT 2: S. Zheng (CHN) vs C. Bellis (USA); E. Alexandrova (RUS) vs [6] J. Larsson (SWE); COURT 3: [4] Kr. Pliskova (CZE) vs M. Brengle (USA); C. Giorgi (ITA) vs [7] A. Beck (GER); COURT 4: E. Rodina (RUS) vs [8] T. Pironkova (BUL); [3] L. Davis (USA) vs Q. Wang (CHN).
