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The Romanian tennis player Jaqueline Cristian qualified for the quarterfinals of the Transylvania Open tournament, the only WTA 250 category in Romania, after defeating the Danish Clara Tauson, 6-4, 6 -0, on Thursday, in the BT Arena in Cluj-Napoca, told Agerpres.
Jaqueline Cristian (25 years old, no. 81st in the WTA) won after one hour and 21 minutes, in a match in which she managed 4 aces, and her opponent committed 7 double faults.
Tauson (21 years old, no. 80th in the WTA) needed medical attention due to back problems.
The two players are tied now in direct matches, 3-3, the last two being victories of the Dane. Last week, Tauson won 6-2, 6-0 in the Linz qualifiers.
Jaqueline Cristian secured a cheque for 6,608 dollars and 54 WTA points, and in the quarterfinals she will face the Latvian Anastasija Sevastova.
