Elise Mertens (fourth favorite) poses before her match with Sorana Kirstea in the first round of the WTA Cleveland 250 tournament.
Under these conditions, Kirstya will meet in the first round with Marcela Zakarias, who is ranked 212th in the world. The Mexican entered the main draw as a lucky loser.
Another representative appeared in Romania at the American tournament: Iryna Begu. Our athlete will play in the 1/8 finals with Sofia Kenin (412 WTA).
The tournament in Cleveland is part of the WTA 250 category, takes place from August 21 to 27 on hard, has a total prize money of $251,750, and the main favorites are Barbora Krejcikova (1 – wild card), Martina Trevisan (2), Kateryna Aleksandrova ( 3 ) and Iryna Begu (5). In 2021, the first competition was held, which was won by Anette Kontaveit (she is currently ranked 2nd in the WTA ranking).
Source: Hot News RO
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