​Aranta Rus advanced to the quarterfinals of the Transylvania Open on Wednesday with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 win over Alize Cornet.

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Aranta Rus eliminated Alize Cornet in the 1/8 finals of the Transylvania Open

The main favorite of “Cluj-Napoca” Aranta Rus reached the quarterfinals.

The player, who is ranked 45 in the WTA hierarchy, needed almost three hours to eliminate Alize Cornet (104 WTA).

The athlete from the Netherlands lost the first set with a score of 6-4, but made a great comeback in the second set, which she won by the same score.

In the deciding set, Rus played an exceptional game, managing to win 6-0.

Aranta Rus will find out her opponent in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, when Ana Bohdan (65 WTA) will meet Erika Andreeva (112 WTA).

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Transylvania Open will be held from February 5 to 11 in Cluj-Napoca. The tournament is held on closed hard, is part of the WTA 250 category and has a total prize pool of $267,082.

The competition was held three more times: 2021 (Anette Kontaveit won, score 6-2, 6-3, after the final with Simona Halep), 2022 (Anna Blinkova won, score 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, with Jasmine Paoloni ) and 2023 (Tamara Korpatch lifted the trophy after 6-3, 6-4 with Gabriela Ruse).