Romania was left without representatives at the WTA 250 tournament in Cleveland, Iryna Begu and Sorana Kirstya were eliminated in the 1/8 finals.
Iryna, who is ranked 34th in the world, lost to Sofia Kenin, the owner of 415th position in the world.
2020 Australian Open Grand Slam winner Sofia Kenin won in straight sets 6-3, 6-2. The dispute lasted an hour and 23 minutes.
In the other match of the day, Sorana Kirstea (38 WTA) defeated Magda Lynette (67 WTA), score 6-4, 6-2. The match lasted one hour and 23 minutes.
Know:
For the ticket from Cleveland, Begu and Kirstea will each receive $4,100 and 30 points in the WTA singles ranking.
WTA Cleveland, category 250 tournament
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 ).
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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