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09.05.2024, 22:00

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Irina Begu (161 WTA) beat her on Rebeka Masarova (101 WTA), score 2-1 in sets (5-7, 6-3, 6-4), and qualified for the second round of the “WTA 1000” tournament in Rome.

Also today, three more Romanians are performing at the tournament in the Italian capital: Jaqueline Cristian, Sorana Cîrstea and Ana Bogdan.

Ana Bogdan – Marketa Vondrousova, NOW, at DGS 2, in the second round in Rome

UPDATE 23:03. The Romanian made a break in the decisive set and leads, score 2-0.

UPDATE 22:45. Ana Bogdan won the second set, score 6-3, and sent the match to the decider.

UPDATE 22:37. Ana Bogdan is back, and the score is 4-3 in favor of the Romanian.

UPDATE 22:22. Vondrousova is up 3-2 in the second set and is on serve.

UPDATE 21:58. Ana Bogdan was outclassed in the first set, score 2-6. Vondrousova needed 37 minutes to win the first part of this meeting.

UPDATE 21:36. Vondrousova broke and is ahead, score 2-1.

UPDATE. The match between Ana Bogdan and Marketa Vondrousova has started.

To reach the second round in Rome, Ana Bogdan (31 years old, 63 WTA) defeated Leylah Fernandez (21 years old) in the first round of the tournament 2-0 in sets (6-4, 6-1) ). On the other hand, Marketa Vondrousova (24 years old, 6 WTA) automatically qualified for the second round.

The one who will succeed in the Bogdan – Vondrousova duel will play in the third round in Rome against the winner of the match Sorana Cîrstea – Brenda Fruhvirtova.

Two official matches were played between Ana Bogdan and Marketa Vondrousova, and the two tennis players shared their victories. In 2018, at the French Open, Bogdan won against the Czech with a score of 2-1 in sets, while Vondrousova won against the Romanian in 2021 at WTA Dubai with 2-0 in sets.

Sorana Cirstea – Brenda Fruhvirtova 7-5, 6-0. Clear victory for the Romanian

UPDATE 21:45. Sorana Cîrstea clearly won the second set, score 6-0. Thus, after one hour and 32 minutes, the Romanian qualified for the third round in Rome, where she can meet Ana Bogdan, if she passes Vondrousova.

UPDATE 21:35. Sorana Cîrstea entered the second set very well prepared, and the Romanian is in the lead, score 3-0.

UPDATE 21:07. Sorana Cîrstea won the first set, score 7-5.

UPDATE 20:58. The two are tied, score 5-5. The Romanian had two chances to win the set, but wasted those opportunities.

UPDATE 20:25. Sorana Cîrstea leads with a score of 2-1.

UPDATE. The match between Sorana Cîrstea and Brenda Fruhvirtova has started.

Sorana Cîrstea (34 years old, 32 WTA) automatically qualified for the second round in Rome, as she had no opponent in the first round. On the other side, Brenda Fruhvirtova defeated American Taylor Townsend (28 years old, 59 WTA), 2-1 in sets (6-3, 2-6, 0-6).

If she succeeds in defeating Brenda Fruhvirtova, Sorana Cîrstea could play in the next round against another Romanian, Ana Bogdan (31 years old, 63 WTA), who is dueling with the Czech Marketa Vondrousova (24 years, 6 WTA).

No direct match has been played between Cîrstea and Fruhvirtova so far, so the duel in Rome will be the first between the two tennis players.

Jaqueline Cristian – Elina Avanesyan 5-7, 6-2, 6-2. The Romanian qualified in the third round in Rome

UPDATE 21:20. Final match. The Romanian won the decisive set with the same score, 6-2, and qualified for the 3rd round in Rome. There he will have an extremely difficult mission, as he will come across Coco Gauff.

UPDATE 21:04. Jaqueline Cristian and Elina Avanesyan are tied in the deciding set, score 2-2.

UPDATE 20:27. Jaqueline Cristian won the second set, score 6-2 and sent the match to the decider.

UPDATE 20:14. Jaqueline Cristian plays a very good second set. The Romanian leads with a score of 3-1 and is on serve.

UPDATE 19:45. Elina Avanesyan won her first set, score 7-5.

UPDATE 19:31. Jaqueline Cristian leads with a score of 5-4.

UPDATE 19:12. The game between the two resumed, after almost two hours of break.

UPDATE 17:25. After 37 minutes of play, the match was interrupted due to rain. The two players were sent to the locker room.

UPDATE 17:09. The first games were very contested, but Jaqueline Cristian manages to lead 2-1.

UPDATE. The match between Jaqueline Cristian and Elina Avanesyan has started.

To reach this phase of the competition, Elina Avanesyan (21 years old, 72 WTA) passed in the first round the Spanish tennis player Cristina Bucsa (26 years old, 70 WTA), with a score of 2-1 in sets (6-7 , 6-0, 7-5). On the other hand, Jaqueline reached the second round in Rome, without playing a single game (she had no opponent in the first round).

The tennis player who will qualify from the duel Jaqueline Cristian – Elina Avanesyan will play in the third round in Rome with the winner of the duel Coco Gauff (20 years old, 3 WTA) – Magdalena Frech (26 years old, 55 WTA).

Between Jaqueline Cristian and Elina Avanesyan no direct match has been played so far.

Irina Begu – Rebeka Masarova 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. The Romanian advanced to the second round in Rome

Update 14:51: Irina Begu prevailed in the third set against Rebeka Masarova with a score of 6-4 and qualified for the second round in Rome.

Update 14:39: Masarova and Begu are still tied, score 4-4.

Update 14:26: Masarova and Begu are tied at 3-3 in the third set.

Update 14:09: Rebeka Masarova leads Irina Begu 3-1 in games in the decisive set.

Update 13:58: The first game of the third set is won by Masarova. The score is 1-0 for the Spanish tennis player in the third set.

Update 13:55: The game has been resumed!

Update 21.00: The organizers decided to stop the match for the second time. Just like the first time, rain was the main reason.

Update Irina Begu – Rebeka Masarova 5-7, 6-3. Begu won the second set and will fight for victory in the decider.

Update Irina Begu – Rebeka Masarova 5-7, 3-2. Romanian is at an advantage.

Update: The second set began.

Update Irina Begu – Rebeka Masarova 5-7. The Romanian lost the first set, although she led 5-2.

Update 20.00: The match was restarted.

The Irina Begu – Rebeka Masarova match from WTA Rome was interrupted in the first set, at the score of 5-4 for the Romanian

Update Irina Begu – Rebeka Masarova 5-4. The match was interrupted due to weather conditions.

Update Irina Begu – Rebeka Masarova 5-2. Begu is doing great in the first set and is close to winning it.

Update Irina Begu – Rebeka Masarova 2-0. The Romanian has an excellent start.

Update: The match has started.

The Rome tournament is scheduled for May 7-19 and offers 1,000 WTA points as well as total prize money of $5,509,771. The organizers could have offered a wild-card to Simona Halep, who returned to the field after her suspension at TAS was reduced, but they preferred to offer invitations to other players, a gesture that surprised Italian journalists.

Irina Begu will make her debut at the competition that will take place on the clay in the Foro Italico complex in a match with Rebeka Masarova from Spain. If she manages to qualify, the athlete from Romania will face Elena Rybakina in the second round.

Sorana Cîrstea (WTA 32nd place) is the only player from Romania who will benefit from a free first round. Our athlete will debut directly in the second round, either with Taylor Townsend or with a player from the qualifiers. In the third round she could face Ana Bogdan, who won the first round with former US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez.

The last champions of the Foro Italico

2023 – Elena Rybakina

2022 – Iga Swiatek

2021 – Iga Swiatek

2020 – Simona Halep

2019 – Karolina Pliskova

2018 – Elina Svitolina (final with Simona Halep)

2017 – Elina Svitolina (final with Simona Halep)

2016 – Serena Williams

2015 – Maria Sharapova etc.

The Rome tournament was held for the first time in 1930 and was won by two Romanian athletes: Ilie Năstase, the 1970 and 1973 editions, and Simona Halep, 2020. Ilie Năstase (1974), Virginia Ruzici (1978, 1980, 1981) and Simona Halep (2017, 2018) reached the last act of this tournament.

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