Gabriela Ruse (148th in the world) advanced to the third round of the WTA Doha Qualifiers after defeating Switzerland’s Jill Teichmann (28th WTA) on Sunday.
Gabriela Rousse in the final round of WTA Doha
After a match that lasted 3 hours and 9 minutes, our athlete won with a score of 6-7, 7-4, 6-4, beating the 3rd favorite of the tournament Jill Teichmann.
The first two sets were decided by a tie-break (5-7, 7-1), and in the second Ruse saved three match points.
If in the previous round the Romanian tennis player easily defeated the Japanese Moyuka Uchijima, 6-2, 6-0, then in the third round she will face an important opponent.
Gabriela Rousse will fight for a place in the main draw of WTA Doha with Belgian Elise Mertens (32 WTA), the fifth favorite of the qualification.
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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