Ana Bohdan (WTA 48) outlasted Panna Udvardi (83rd in the world) on Saturday to score a point to help Romania beat Hungary (3-0) in the playoffs of the Billie Jean King Cup (formerly FedCup).

Ana Bohdan, clean victory (6-0, 6-2) with Panna Udvardi

At Oradea Arena, Ana really unleashed the first set, which she won 6-0 after only 26 minutes.

Panna leveled the dispute in the second set, and after 43 minutes managed to win the first set.

However, there was no room for an unexpected comeback, Ana returned to the lead in the game after a few minutes, in which the Hungarian showed signs that she could fight on an equal footing with our athlete (the balance was broken at 2-2). .

Ana Bohdan won four games in a row, and the victory (6-0, 6-2) is not in doubt – the match lasted 72 minutes.

They played on Friday

Jacqueline Christian vs. Anna Bondar 6-2, 4-6, 7-6(3)

Ana Bohdan vs. Dalma Galfi 6-1, 6-4

Know:

• Romania will play in the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Finals qualifiers, while Hungary will play in Group I.

• Romania and Hungary have now met nine times in the Fed Cup (the previous name of the competition) and our team has achieved eight successes, the most recent being a 2-1 win in Budapest in 2014 in Group I of Europe. African zone, thanks to the successful victories of Sorana Kirstya and the pair of Iryna Begu/Monica Niculescu, Timea Babos (defeated Simona Halep), which brought home a point.

• Hungary’s only victory was recorded in 1993 in England with a score of 2-1.

• The Billie Jean King Cup is the first high-level sporting event hosted by the Oradea Arena, the city’s multi-purpose hall with over 5,000 seats.