Rebeka Masarova: Teenager beats former number one Jelena Jankovic on WTA debut

  • Posted: Jul 14, 2016

Sixteen-year-old Rebeka Masarova beat former world number one Jelena Jankovic on her WTA debut.

Masarova, who lost to Britain’s Gabriella Taylor in the quarter-finals of the girl’s singles at Wimbledon, beat 31-year-old Jankovic 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the Gstaad tournament.

The Swiss is playing as a wildcard in her home country.

The French Open junior champion will face Anett Kontaveit of Croatia in the next round.

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