Iryna Bara (174th WTA ranking) was eliminated in the first round of qualifying for the Australian Open 2023. Our athlete led in the decisive match with a score of 5-1, but could not find the necessary resources to close the match.

Australian Open 2023: Iryna Bara, eliminated – Gabriela Ruse and Aleksandra Kadanta, in the second round of qualification

The bar was sharply raised by Leolia Jeanjean (110 WTA and favorite 9 in the qualifiers), a player from France who showed herself in three sets, the score 7-6(5), 1-6, 7-6(10-7). The match lasted two hours and 52 minutes.

Gabriela Ruse (13th favorite and 116th in the world) advanced to the second round of the AO qualification: she went in three sets, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, Seone Mendes (375 WTA – wild card in the qualification) . The game lasted one hour and 46 minutes.

Alexander Kadantsu-Ignatik she had no emotions from the victory: she won with a score of 6-2, 6-0 the match against Karol Monnet (209 WTA). Alexandra, who is ranked 177th in the world, needed an hour and 20 minutes to win.

Finally, the only representative of Romania in the AO qualification left the first Grand Slam of the year in the first round.

Nicholas David Ionel (229th place in the world ranking) lost to Austrian Yuri Rodionov (122 ATP), score 7-6(1), 6-4. The game lasted one hour and 39 minutes.

Australian Open 2023 will be held from January 16 to 19. Ashley Barty (temporarily stopped sports) and Rafael Nadal became the champions of the title.

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