Nina Stojanovic

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep will play Australian Lizette Cabrera in the first round of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, which will start on Monday in Melbourne, according to the draw on Friday. 2020 semi-finalist Halep, 29, will meet for the first time wildcard Cabrera, 23, world number 140.

ZRENJANIN - The Serbia women's national tennis team has failed to qualify for the Fed Cup World Group II after losing 4-0 to Australia in the play-offs at the weekend.

Daria Gavrilova beat Nina Stojanovic 6-0, 6-3 at Zrenjanin's Crystal Hall on Sunday to win the decisive third point for Australia.

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TALLINN - Serbia beat Bulgaria 2-0 in Thursday's Round 2, Group D tie of the Euro/African Zone Group I.

Ivana Jorovic defeated Viktoriya Tomova 6-1, 6-1 and Nina Stojanovic beat Isabella Shinikova 6-2, 6-2 to win the encounter for Serbia, who will face Israel on Friday in a bid to secure a play-off berth.

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TALLINN - Serbia defeated Estonia 2-1 in Round 1 of the Euro/African Zone Group I of the Fed Cup on Wednesday.

Serbia won after over two hours of play in the doubles match, in which Ivana Jorovic and Nina Stojanovic overcame Anett Kontaveit and Maileen Nuudi 6-4, 1-6, 7-5.

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SHENZHEN - Young Serbian tennis player Nina Stojanovic beat Tunisian Ons Jabeur 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA tournament in Shenzhen, China.

Stojanovic, a qualifier who has made it to the main draw, came from behind to win after two hours and twenty minutes of play.

SHENZHEN - Young Serbian female tennis player Nina Stojanovic has caused a major upset at the Shenzhen WTA tournament by defeating world number 28 Timea Babos of Hungary 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 Monday to reach the last sixteen stage.

Stojanovic won after slightly over two hours of play and will next face Ons Jabeur of Tunisia.

MONTREAL - Serbia's Fed Cup team failed to reach the World Group playoffs after losing to Canada 3-1 in Montreal on Sunday in a World Group II first round tie.

Eugenie Bouchard won the decisive point for Canada by beating Vesna Dolonc 6-0, 6-3.