​Bianca Andreescu, the number 1 favorite of the Thailand Open tournament, advanced to the second round of the competition, defeating the British Harriet Dart with a score of 6-3, 6-4.

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>>> Gabriela Ruse was eliminated in the first round from the 176th WTA ranked player

Bianca Andreescu, match with Anastasia Zakharova in the round of 16

After a shocking setback at the Australian Open, when she was eliminated in the second round by Cristina Bucci (6-2, 6-7, 4-6), Bianca Andreescu (42 WTA) reached the round of 16 at the Thailand Open. tournament.

The No. 1 favorite defeated Harriet Dart (104 WTA) in a match that ended in two sets after 83 minutes.

The winner of the US Open 2019 will play in the 1/8 finals in the company of Anastasia Zakharova (186 WTA). The Russian beat Anna Karolina Shmidlova (92 WTA) in 3 sets with a score of 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Know:

  • Romania no longer has representatives in the women’s singles, but Gabriela Ruse (paired with Ukrainian Marta Kostiuk) remained in the doubles. They are 3 event favorites and will face Xinyu Wang / Lin Zhu doubles in the first round.
  • Thailand Open competes from January 30 to February 5 on hard. It has a total prize pool of US$259,303, is part of the WTA 250 category, and the titular champion is Magda Lynette (in 2020). The main favorite is Bianca Andreescu.