On July 23, Minsk / Sergey Vishnevsky - BELTA /. Belarusian tennis player Anastasia Ekimova, ranked 129th in the world rankings, defeated the second racket of the planet, Serbian Jelena Jankovic, on July 22 at the tournament in Portoroz, Slovenia, with a prize fund of $220,000, and reached the quarterfinals of the competition, reports BELTA correspondent. The Belarusian lost the first set - 1:6, then won the second - 6:3 and led in the third - 1:0, after which the renowned opponent refused to continue the fight, citing an injury to her left ankle. In the next stage, Anastasia Ekimova will face Russian Ksenia Pervak (99th in the world rankings). The tournament winner will receive $37,000. In the doubles tournament in Slovenia, Anastasia Ekimova, paired with Turkish player Ipek Senoglu, was eliminated in the first round, losing to the Russian-Slovenian tandem Elena Bovina / Andreja Klepač - 2:6, 3:6.

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