China's Zhang maintained her lead in the tournament
The exit of two former champions and the second ranked... The most prominent surprises of "Al Habtoor Women's Tennis"
Wholesale surprises in the Al Habtoor Championship.
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The 24th Al Habtoor International Women’s Tennis Championship witnessed heavy-caliber surprises, as over 130 minutes, Serbian Alexandra Kronic converted her first-set loss to defeating Romanian fifth seed Anna Bogand and holder of the 2019 edition, to win two sets to one.
In the second surprise, Bulgarian qualifier Isabella Senkova defeated second-seeded Chinese Cissé Zhang in two sets without a response.
In the other highlights, the Chinese top seed Shui Gang beat India's Ankita Raina in two sets without a response, and Yulia Hatoka of Belarus overtook former Ukrainian champion Katrina in two sets without a reply.
In a marathon match that lasted for about two hours and 40 minutes, Japan's Mayohibi defeated her stubborn Russian opponent Oksana in two sets to one.
At the doubles level, the second seed, consisting of Ukrainian Katerina Bonda Renko and Belarusian Lidzia Marozava, defeated the doubles of Taipei player Joanna Garland and her colleague Lina Glushko in two sets without a reply.
Bulgarian Senkova defeated the second seed of China, Zhang.
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