Tunis: Tunisian player Aziz Dougaz booked his place in the last 16 of the Tunis Open tennis tournament, part of the Challenger circuit (75 points), after defeating Frenchman Maxime Janvier (world's 217th) 7-6, 6-4.The Tunisian, world's 227th, will meet another French player in the next round, Valentin Royer (230th), who beat Dutch Jesper De Jong (135th) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in the first round.The other Tunisian player in the field, Aziz Ouakaa (742nd), was eliminated by British Oliver Crawford (195th) 3-6, 2-6.The 18th edition of the $82,000 Tunis Open will be played on the clay courts of the Tunis Tennis Club from May 13 to 18.Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
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