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Tennis: Turkish player advances to Qatar Open Round 3
Cagla Buyukakcay beats 2015 champion Lucie Safarova 7-6, 7-5
24.02.2016 - Update : 24.02.2016
Ankara
ISTANBUL
Turkey’s Cagla Buyukakcay advanced to the third round of the Qatar Total Open Tuesday defeating last year’s champion and number 7 seed Lucie Safarova from the Czech Republic.
Buyukakcay defeated 2015 French Open finalist 7-6, 7-5, becoming the first Turkish tennis player to advance to the third round of a tennis tournament at the professional level.
The Turkish female athlete, who is currently ranked 162, is set to play Italia's Roberta Vinci in the third round.
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