Iryna Begu won the first match played in 2024, the winner of the 126th place in the WTA overtook the Austrian Sinha Kraus. The victory allowed Irina to qualify for the eighth Megasaray Hotels Open in Antalya.

Iryna BeguPhoto: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP/Profimedia

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The score was 7-6 (10), 6-1 in favor of Beg after a match that lasted one hour and 57 minutes.

In the second round of the competition, Iryna Begu will compete with the winner of the match between Çağla Büyükaççai (Turkey) and Tara Vürt (Croatia).

Know:

  • For reaching the 1/8 finals, Begu (fourth seed) will receive $2,000 and 15 points in the WTA singles ranking.
  • This is Iryna Begu’s first match this year.
  • Our player has not played since US Open 2023, when she was defeated in the first round by Tamara Korpatch with the score 3-6, 2-6.

The Megasaray Hotels Open in Antalya is a WTA 125 category tournament with a total prize pool of $115,000.

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