The pair of Gabriela Ruse – Anna Bondar (Hungary) reached the quarterfinals of the doubles of the “WTA 250” tournament in Monterrey.

Gabriela RusePhoto: Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Editorial/Profimedia

The main favorites Ruse and Bondar beat the team of Jesika Malechkova/Despina Papamihail (Czech Republic/Greece), score 2-6, 7-5, 12-10.

Gabriela and Anna saved their opponents a match point 10-9 in a super tiebreak.

Know:

  • In the next round of the competition in Mexico, Gabi and her colleague will meet the pair of Rosalie Van der Hook/Fang-Xiang Wu (Netherlands/Taiwan).
  • By advancing to the quarterfinals, Gabriela Ruse and Anna Bohdan secured a $2,400 prize and 60 points in the WTA doubles rankings.
  • Gabriela Ruse (160 WTA – came from qualification) is also participating in the singles draw, where she will play Belgian Elise Mertens (42 WTA, favorite 4) in the 1/8 finals.