Keothavong through in Doha
Britain's Anne Keothavong won two tie-breakers to beat Austrian Tamira Paszek in the first round of the WTA Doha tournament, while Ana Ivanovic also progressed.
The Londoner, ranked 89th in the world, beat the world number 47 7-6(4) 7-6(5) to set up a second-round clash with fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska.
Ivanovic, seeded 13th, had an easier ride against Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro, who withdrew injured a set and two breaks down.
The Serb will face the winner of Petra Martic’s clash with Petra Cetkovska.
There was a surprise as 10th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova fell 1-6 6-2 6-3 to fellow Russian Ksenia Pervak, while China’s 12th seed Peng Shuai moved past Oman’s Fatma Al Nabhani 6-0 7-5.
Other first-round results saw Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova beat Polona Hercog of Slovenia 6-0 6-4, Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine beat Vera Dushevina of Russia 7-5 6-2, and Shahar Peer of Israel beat Morocco’s Nadia Lalami with a dreaded double bagel.
Russia’s 14th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Marta Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain 7-5 6-3, while Russian Elena Vesnina and Romanian Monica Niculescu are also set to play later on Monday.
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3 'Why do the hold sporting events in these places?'
best place in middle east? Tal Eviv , that is a place with great atmosphere :))
lots of screaming @#$@% !!!
great win from a very likeable and intelligent tennis player, well done Anne K
Lots of money, no spectators, no fans, no atmosphere, no excitement, they could be playing in a cemetary. Why do the hold sporting events in these places? Oh I forgot money. Where does the money come from? No spectators, no fans, How does sport survive here?
Come on!Ana
Nice win Anne!
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