The pair of Ana Bohdan (Romania) and Danka Kovinic (Montenegro) failed to reach the semifinals of the tournament in Lyon after losing to second favorites on Wednesday.
Ana Bohdan leaves the Lyon tournament
Nadia Kichenok (Ukraine) and Makoto Ninomiya (Japan) won 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 after a match that lasted one hour and 33 minutes.
Monica Niculescu is the only athlete from Romania who remained in the doubles, along with the Swiss Victoria Golubic, who reached the quarterfinals after eliminating her rivals from the 1/8 finals, News.ro reports.
Ana Bohdan (68 WTA) was the only Romanian in singles in Lyon and lost in the first round to France’s Clara Burel 7-5, 6-4.
The Lyon Open is contested from January 30 to February 5 on hard. It has total prize money of $259,303 and is ranked in the WTA 250 category.
Source: Hot News
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