Tashkent Open

Romania's Cirstea advances to Tashkent Open quarterfinals

Romanian tennis player Sorana Cirstea qualified on Wednesday for the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) - Tashkent Open 2019, with total prizes worth 250,000 US dollars, after defeating Belgian Ysaline Bonaventure, with a score of 3-6, 6-3, 7-5. Cirstea (aged 29, WTA's 96th), 8th seed, managed to win in two hours and 14 minutes.

Jovanovski through to Tashkent Open semifinals

TASHKENT - Serbia's Bojana Jovanovski secured her spot in the semifinals of the WTA tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, after defeating Poland's Urszula Radwanska, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday.

Jovanovski will fight for a place in the final against home favorite Nigina Abduraimova, which beat her compatriot Akgul Amanmuradova 6-3, 6-3.

Krunic, Siniakova reach doubles semis in Tashkent

TASHKENT - Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia and Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic advanced to the semifinals of the doubles event at the Tashkent Open WTA Championships, after beating Lara Arruabarrena of Spain and Mandy Minella of Luxembourg 6-7 (7-5), 3-6, 10-2 on Thursday.

Krunic and Siniakova will next face Akgul Amanmuradova from Uzbekistan and Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine.