Marta Kostiuk, the semi-finalist of the first Transylvania Open tournament, was already eliminated in the first round of the competition in Cluj-Napoca this year.
Marta Kostiuk was defeated by Jasmin Paolini in the first round of the Transylvania Open
56th in the world ranking, Kosyuk (favorite 6) lost in three sets to the Italian Jasmine Paolini (78 WTA) with a score of 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. The match lasted one hour and 57 minutes.
In the 1/8 finals, Paolini will meet another Ukrainian, after Dayana Yastremska (94 WTA) beat Tamara Korptash (98 WTA, arrived from qualification) with a score of 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.
Know:
- Last year, Marta stopped in the penultimate act of the “WTA 250” competition, in which she was defeated by Simona Halep with a score of 6-0, 6-1.
- After Ana Bohdan’s elimination, Romania still has three representatives in the first round of the Transylvania Open: Iryna Bara (vs. Nuria Parrizas-Diaz), Gabriela Ruse (vs. Harmony Tan) and Jacqueline Christian (vs. Sia Wang).
The Transylvania Open takes place from October 10 to 16 in Cluj-Napoca, it is played on indoor hard, the tournament is part of the WTA 250 category, it has a total prize money of $251,750 and the title champion is Anette Kontaveit.
February! Jasmine Paolini completes her comeback, recovering from a break in the third set to defeat No. 6 seed Marta Kostiuk, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. #ТО2002 pic.twitter.com/Ja74zPWqVI
— Transylvania Open (@TransylvaniaOpn) October 10, 2022
Source: Hot News RO
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