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

Gabriela RusePhoto: Paul Crock/AFP/Profimedia

Top favorites Ruse and Bondar beat Rosalie Van der Hook/Fang-Hsien Wu (Netherlands/Taiwan) 7-6(1), 6-0. The match lasted 69 minutes.

In the next round of the competition in Mexico, Gabi and her colleague will meet the pair of Juliana Lizarazo/María Paulina Pérez García (Colombia).

Know:

  • By advancing to the semifinals, Ruse and Bondar secured $4,020 in prize money and 110 points in the WTA doubles rankings.
  • Gabriela Rousse (160 WTA – came from the qualification) was eliminated in the round of 16 of the singles, the stage of the competition in which she was defeated by the Belgian Elise Mertens (42 WTA, favorite 4).