Turkish player advances to Qatar Open Round 3

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.

Turkish player advances to Qatar Open Round 3

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.

Anadolu Agency