Sabina Sharipova advances to Main Draw at W60 Zed Open Women's Tennis Tournament in Cairo.

In the first round, the 25-year-old Uzbekistan international faced Maria Del Mar Gabriela and won both straight sets before she defeated Magali Kempen of Germany to qualify to the Main Draw.

She will compete with, second-seeded, Bulgarian Isabella Shinikova in her initial contest in the Main Draw at the Zed Club on Wednesday.