Dokic advances in Malaysian Open

Jelena Dokic rallied to beat Japan’s Karumi Nara 3-6 7-6 6-2 and progress to the quarter-finals of the BMW Malaysian Open today.

The Australian, 26, was facing Nara for the first time in her career and, although she lost the opening set, she recovered to wrap up the win in two hours 18 minutes at Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Club.

The former world number four will face Bojana Jovanovski in a battle for a place in the semi-finals after the Serbian claimed a hard-fought 1-6 7-5 6-4 win over Poland’s Urszula Radwanska.

Meanwhile, Ayumi Morita took just over an hour to secure a 6-0 6-4 victory over China’s Shuai Zhang, while Luxembourg’s Anne Kremer beat 20-year-old wildcard Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 7-6 (7/4) 6-3.