Romanian tennis player Mihaela Buzarnescu qualified on Friday for the semifinals of the ITF tournament in Toyota (Japan), with prizes worth 60,000 US dollar, after defeating Japanese Haruka Kaji.
Buzarnescu (aged 29, WTA's 68th), the main seed of the competition, managed to win in one hour and 20 minutes, scoring 7 aces in her face off with Kaji (aged 23, WTA's 322nd).
The Romanian national, who is in the best period of her career, lost only an event of the last 13 events, winning the title in Poitiers (France, 100,000 US dollars) and playing the final in Tokyo (100,000 US dollars).
In the semifinal in Toyota, Buzarnescu is to face off Chinese Jia-Jing Lu, seeded 5th, who defeated British Laura Robson, with a score of 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-4. Lu (aged 27, WTA's 229th) managed no less than 14 aces in this event. AGERPRES .
Romania's Buzarnescu qualifies for semifinals of ITF tournament in Toyota (Japan)
Sursă foto: stiripesurse.ro
Distribuie articolul
Distribuie articolul
Articole Similare
0
Euro trades at RON 5.0903
0
2
Romanian tennis player Sorana Cirstea advances to round of 16 at WTA 250 tournament in Osaka
2
5
PM Bolojan: Foreign investment means integrating Romania's economy into the European value chain
5
9
INSCOP poll on vote intention: AUR - 40%, PSD - 17.6%, PNL - 14.8%, USR - 11.5%
9
7
Salvamont Romania to host 2027 edition of International Mountain Rescue Congress for the first time
7
5
Electricity prices rise the most in September, up 69.16% year-on-year
5
12
Bucharest stocks, lower at Monday's session opening
12
11
Average net monthly wage falls to 5,387 lei in August
11
10
Average winter tyre prices have risen by up to 8% this cold season (analysis)
10
7
43 cases of West Nile virus infections, one death, since June
7
9
Annual inflation rate rises to 9.88% in September
9
13
BNR launches numismatic issue dedicated to 145 years since birth of Constantin Tanase
13
10
Grindeanu says gov't should not fall every time Constitutional Court rejects law
10
Comentează