​Tatiana Maria was eliminated in the 1/8 finals of the tournament in Cluj-Napoca after a decisive defeat by Sara Errani with a score of 6-0, 6-1.

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Tatiana Maria, decisively defeated by Sara Errani

Tetiana Maria, the second favorite from Cluj-Napoca, was eliminated from the 1/8 finals.

The athlete, who is ranked 49th in the WTA hierarchy, was decisively defeated by Sarah Errani (98th WTA), after a match that lasted 61 minutes.

2012 Roland Garros finalist Sara Errani crushed her opponent 6-0 in the first set before dropping just one game in the second set.

In the quarters, Errani will meet the winner of the duel between Camila Osorio (101 WTA) and Karolina Pliskova (78 WTA).

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).