Gabriela Ruse reached the main draw of the US Open after defeating Diana Yastremska in qualifying for the final Grand Slam of the year.

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

Ruse, who is ranked 166th in the WTA ranking, beat the athlete from Ukraine (111th WTA, 12th favorite in the qualification) in two sets, the score 7-6(5), 6-3. The game lasted one hour and 49 minutes.

Gabriela led 5-2 in the first set, missed two set points at 5-3 and two more in the tiebreak, but eventually managed to win.

There were not so many emotions in the second set: the Romanian broke away, Yastremska regained the break (3-4), but in the very next game she lost serve again.

Know:

  • After qualifying for the main draw at Flashing Meadows, Gabriela Ruse collected a check for $81,500.
  • There are four more athletes from Romania in the main draw of the US Open: Sorana Kirstya, Iryna Begu, Ana Bohdan and Patricia Tsig. Here you can find out who they will play in the first round.

US Open 2023 will be held from August 28 to September 10, and the most important matches from Flushing Meadows will be LiveText on HotNews.ro. Titled champions – Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Svyatek.