Gabriela Ruse (148th in the world ranking) advanced to the second round of the WTA qualifying tournament in Doha on Saturday after a decisive victory over Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima.
Our athlete needed only 53 minutes to defeat the Japanese woman, who is ranked 120th in the WTA ranking, with a score of 6-2, 6-0.
Ruse will face Jill Teichmann (28 WTA, favorite 3 in qualification) for a place in the final qualifying round in Doha after the Swiss eliminated Sorana Kirstea (63 WTA).
Know:
- Having passed in the second round of qualification, Gabriela secured a prize of $2,632 and 13 points in the WTA ranking.
- Ana Bohdan (72 WTA) will also represent Romania in the qualification tournament in Qatar, who will meet Karolina Pliskova (20 WTA, main favorite) in the first round.
The Qatar TotalEnergies Open is held from February 13 to 18 and is part of the “WTA 500” category. It takes place on a hard surface and has a total prize pool of $780,637.
Source: Hot News
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