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Büyükakçay to take on Rogers at French Open
Turkish player Çağla Büyükakçay will take on Shelby Rogers at the French Open on May 31 after beating Croatia's Mirjana Lucic-Baroni in straight sets on May 28.
The world's 155th-ranked player won 6-3, 6-3 against her 35-year-old rival, who is a full 133 spots ahead of her in the world rankings.
"I'll face another tough rival," Büyükakçay told Anadolu Agency after the win.
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Bulgaria's Pironkova Starts China Open with Victory
Bulgaria's tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova started her participation in the China Open tennis tournament with a victory.
She beat the American Nicole Gibbs by 4:6, 6:2, 7:5, and qualified for the next round. There the Bulgarian tennis player will face Croatian Ajla Tomljanović.