The organizers of the tournament in Cleveland (category WTA 250) held the main singles draw, and among the participants there are also two athletes from Romania – Sorana Kirstya and Iryna Begu.
Sorana Kirstea (40th place in the world ranking) in the first round will beat the fourth favorite Belgian Elise Mertens, 33rd in the world ranking.
On the other hand, Iryna Begu (fifth favorite and 34 WTA) will meet Peyton Stearns (356 WTA – USA).
The tournament in Cleveland is part of the WTA 250 category, takes place from August 21 to 27 on hard, has a total prize money of $251,750, and the main favorites are Barbora Krejcikova (1 – wild card), Martina Trevisan (2), Kateryna Aleksandrova ( 3 ), Elise Mertens (4) and Iryna Begu (5).
In 2021, the first competition was held, which was won by Anette Kontaveit (she is currently ranked 2nd in the WTA ranking).
Source: Hot News RO
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