Romanian tennis player Ana Bogdan qualified for the round of 16 of the WTA 250 tournament in Istanbul, with a total prize pool of 239,477 dollars, by beating Croatian Ana Konjuh 6-4, 6-3 on Tuesday.
Bogdan (29 years old, the 90th in the WTA) won in an hour and 24 minutes, versus a 24-year-old player, better ranked in the world (the 63rd in the WTA).
Ana Bogdan secured a cheque for 3,675 dollars and 49 WTA points, according to agerpres.ro.
In the next round, the Romanian will face the Russian Veronika Kudermetova, the third seed victorious 6-2, 6-0 versus her compatriot Marina Melnikova.