​Ana Bohdan (the 61st athlete in the world) advanced in the second round of Madrid (WTA 1000 tournament) on Tuesday, beating Hungary’s Anna Bondar (48th in the world).

Ana BohdanPhoto: Klansek Velej / Sportida / Sipa Press / Profimedia

The game at the Arena Aranta Sanchez was a marathon, lasting three hours and 32 minutes. Our athlete won in three sets with a score of 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(2).

Know:

  • For reaching the second round, Ana Bohdan will receive 27,045 euros and 35 points in the WTA singles ranking.
  • Next for Ana will be a match with the American Shelby Rogers (38th WTA rating).
  • Bohdan and Rogers met only once on the world stage: Ana won 7-6(3), 6-3 this year in Dubai.

The WTA Mutua Madrid Open takes place from April 25 to May 7 on clay at the Caja Magica complex. It is in the WTA 1000 category, has a total prize money of US$7,652,174, and the title holder is Ons Jabert. Simona Halep won in 2016 and 2017.