B. Barbulescu defeated Louise Brunskog 4-6 6-3 6-0 in the W15 Cairo 11 round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Louise Brunskog came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but B. Barbulescu had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on clay. B. Barbulescu claimed a first win over Louise Brunskog in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Barbulescu B. came through in three sets.