The 32nd (presidential) round of the Al Habtoor International Women’s Tennis Challenge tournament, with prizes of $100,000, has been completed and will continue until December 8th on the courts of the Al Habtoor Grand Resort in Jumeirah.
The Belgian player, Sofia Kostoles, the first seed in the tournament, qualified after defeating her Russian competitor, Anastasia, in two sets to none, 6-2, 6-1. The second seed, Croatian Tara Wurz, defeated the Montenegrin player, Danka Covic, 6-1, 6-1, and the British player, Freya Christie. Over Russian Katerina Yashina, in a marathon match that lasted two hours, with a score of 3-6 and 6-3 And 6-3.
For his part, Director of Operations and Head of Tournament Referees, Laith Al-Ani, said that the current edition has the presence of six international referees: Egyptian Rami Abdel Halim, Lebanese Joy Khalil, American Walid Semaan, Croatian Antonia, Romanian Adel Suleiman, and British Katerina, who also participate in the referee team. 14 line judges.
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