Tunisia: Selima Sfar Qualifies for Second Round of 'Roland Garros', Next Opponent - Venus Williams

Tunis — Following her qualification 7-5, 6-2, against the Canadian Stephanie Dubois, ranked 160, by the Professional Tennis Association (PTA), Selima Sfar, Tunisia's only professional woman tennis player, ranked 241, will play against Venus Williams ( ranked 7 th ) on Tuesday afternoon at the 2008 edition of the Roland Garros tennis tournament in Paris.

Venus Williams who has already won Roland Garros in 2002, qualified for the second round after defeating Tzipora Obziler 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.

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