Miriam Bulgaru secured her entry into the second round of Roland Garros main draw qualification, beating Russian Kateryna Makarova in 3 sets with a score of 1-6, 6-3, 6-2.

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Miriam Bulgaru, a spectacular comeback in the first round of Roland Garros qualification

Miriam Bulgaru (232 WTA) is in the second round of qualification for the main draw of Roland Garros, beating Kateryna Makarova (225 WTA) in 3 sets.

It took the Romanian one hour and 59 minutes to reach the next round after an impressive comeback, considering she was down 6-1 in the first set.

Next, Miriam Bulgaru will meet Kayla Day (138 WTA).

The Roland Garros tournament takes place from May 28 to June 11, has a total prize pool of 49.6 million euros, and is the 127th tournament. Iga Sviatek and Rafael Nadal (14-time winner in Paris) became the champions of the title.

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