Romanian tennis player Monica Niculescu (37th WTA) defeated on Tuesday Jelena Jankovic (20th WTA) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, after two hours and 46 minutes, to reach the last sixteen stage at Qatar Total Open in Doha.
It’s the fifth victory Niculescu registers against Jankovic, the last match was won last year, also in Doha, in the first round of the competition, 6-4, 6-1.
In the next stage Monica Niculescu will face Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland, 3rd WTA).
Also on Tuesday, Simona Halep (4th WTA) was defeated by Elena Vesnina (Russia, 118th WTA) 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-1, in the second round of the tennis tournament in Doha. Vesnina is to face Caroline Wozniaki in the next stage.
Angelique Kerber (Germany, 2nd WTA), Belinda Bencic (5th seeded), Svetlana Kuznețova (Russia – 12th seeded), Jelena Jankovic and Sara Errani have also been defeated and left the competition.