Elisabetta Cocciaretto got off to a very good start in the round of 16 at the WTA 250 in Cluj-Napoca, but Great Britain’s Harriet Dart made an impressive comeback to qualify for the next round.
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Harriet Dart, a spectacular comeback against Elisabetta Cocciaretto
5th favorite at Transylvania Open 2024, Cocciaretto (56 WTA) won the first set 7-5 and led 3-0 in the second (she managed two breaks) but was unable to capitalize and surrendered after two hours and 40 minutes of play.
The final score was 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 for Dart (103 WTA), who will play in the quarters with the Iberian Nuria Parrizas-Diaz (132 WTA).
This is the first quarter-final in eight months for a player who arrived from the qualifiers.
What a comeback! Harriet Dart rallies from a set and two breaks down to defeat 5th seed Elizabeth Cocciaretto. The first qualifying quarter-final in eight months. #TO2024 uD83CuDFBEuD83EuDDDBuD83CuDFFB♀️ pic.twitter.com/v8GeVzKKPl
— Transylvania Open (@TransylvaniaOpn) February 8, 2024
Transylvania Open will be held from February 5 to 11 in Cluj-Napoca. The tournament is held on closed hard, is part of the WTA 250 category and has a total prize pool of $267,082.
The competition was held three more times: 2021 (Anette Kontaveit won, score 6-2, 6-3, after the final with Simona Halep), 2022 (Anna Blinkova won, score 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, with Jasmine Paoloni ) and 2023 (Tamara Korpatch lifted the trophy after 6-3, 6-4 with Gabriela Ruse).
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