Makaraska Open: Sherif wins the tournament
Mayar Sherif won the trophy on Sunday evening against Jasmine Paolini
Egyptian Mayar Sherif, the No 3 seed, edged out Italian Jasmine Paolini, the second seed, 2-6, 7-6 (6), 7-5 to win the Makaraska Open tournament at Tennis Center Makarska on Sunday evening.
In the previous rounds of the Makarska tournament, Sherif, ranked No 54, beat Slovenian Tamara Zidansek (6-3, 6-2), Belarusian wildcard Kristina Dmitruk (6-2, 6-4), Chinese Yue Yuan (6-3, 7-6 (5)) and Frenchwoman Diane Parry, the No 5 seed (7-5, 6-2).
Paolini, ranked No 53, defeated Croat Antonia Ruzic (6-4, 6-3), Ukrainian qualifier Katarina Zavatska (6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (10)), Croat Ana Konjuh (W/O) and Slovak qualifier Rebecca Sramkova (6-3, 6-4) earlier in the tournament.
