Gabriela Ruse (144th in the world) advanced to the final round of the WTA Qualifiers in Abu Dhabi on Sunday after defeating Tereza Martinsova (7th seed in the qualifiers).

Gabriela RusePhoto: Andrew Ong/AP/Profimedia

With a score of 6-0, 3-0 in favor of our player, Martintsova refused. The game lasted 45 minutes.

Ruse will play the winner of the match between Oleksandra Sasnovich and Miriam Bjorklund to enter the main draw in Abu Dhabi.

Know:

  • For reaching the second round of qualifying in Abu Dhabi, Ruse will receive $5,590 and 13 points in the WTA singles ranking.
  • In the main grid of the competition is the representative of Romania, Sorana Kirstya. Wild card beneficiary Kirstya will play Marta Kostyuk from Ukraine in the first round.

The Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open takes place from February 6 to 12 on hard, is in the WTA 500 category, has a total prize money of $780,637, and the main favorite is Daria Kasatkina.

Abu Dhabi: Daria Kasaktina (1), Belinda Bencic (2), Olena Rybakina (3), Veronika Kudermetova (4), Yelena Ostapenko (5), Beatrice Haddad Maya (6), Anette Kontaveit (7) and Lyudmila Samsonova ( 8).