Lesya Tsurenko beat the sixth racket of the world and reached the 1/8 finals of the tournament in Doha

Ukrainian tennis player Lesya Tsurenko reached the third round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Qatar. In the second round of the competition, she beat Tunisia's Ons Jabeur.

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Doha, Qatar. Second round

Lesya Tsurenko (Ukraine) – Ons Jabeur (Tunisia, 4) 6:3, 6:2

Already in the opening set, Tsurenko was inferior 1:3, but was able to win five games in a row and successfully play the second game, which allowed the Ukrainian to bring the matter to victory.

This match was the third for the tennis players. Thanks to this victory, Lesya Tsurenko took the lead in personal matches – 2:1.

The Ukrainian will play against Naomi Osaka to reach the quarterfinals.