Tennis Tennis Stosur winning in the rain in Qatar After first-round defeats in her first three tournaments of the year, Stosur made the semifinals in Taiwan two weeks ago and this victory sets her up for a second-round match with wildcard Fatma Al Nabhani or eighth seed Barbora Strycova. Matthew Scott 14 February, 2017 11:22 IST Australian tennis player Sam Stosur progresssed to the second round of Qatar Open. Matthew Scott 14 February, 2017 11:22 IST Rain delays could not halt Sam Stosur as she beat Anastasija Sevastova in straight sets at the Qatar Open across almost four hours. After first-round defeats in her first three tournaments of the year, Stosur made the semifinals in Taiwan two weeks ago and this victory sets her up for a second-round match with wildcard Fatma Al Nabhani or eighth seed Barbora Strycova. The Australian scrapped to save a crucial break point at 5-5 and then capitalised on a sloppy Sevastova service game to take the first. Stosur hung on in a mammoth service game in the second, which she took in a frenetic finish to go through. Zhang Shuai and Timea Babos' scheduled game was moved to Tuesday as a result of the torrential weather. Read more stories on Tennis. For more updates, follow Sportstar on :