Belarusian tennis player Anastasia Ekhimova defeated the world number two at a tournament in Slovenia

July 23, Minsk /Sergey Vishnevsky - BELTA/. Belarusian tennis player Anastasia Yekimova, ranked 129th in the world, defeated the second racket of the planet, Serbian Jelena Janković, on July 22 at the tournament in Portorož, 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 was leading in the third 1-0, after which the renowned opponent refused to continue the match, citing a left ankle injury. In the next stage, Anastasia Yekimova will face Russian Ksenia Pervak (99th in the world rankings). The tournament winner will receive $37,000. In the doubles tournament in Slovenia, Anastasia Yekimova, paired with Turkish Ipek Şenoğlu, was eliminated in the first round, losing to the Russian-Slovenian tandem Elena Bovina / Andreja Klepač 2-6, 3-6.