Romanian tennis player Miriam Bulgaru on Wednesday progressed to the round of 16 of the women's singles event at the Chiasso Open ITF tournament in Switzerland, prize money USD 60,000, after beating Russian Iulia Avdeeva 6-3 5-7 6-4.
Bulgaru, 26, world number 211, prevailed in two hours and 38 minutes.
Avdeeva, 22, world number 227, managed 7 aces in this match as well, but also committed 9 double faults. In the second set the Romanian led 4-1 and 5-3, but lost 5-7.
Bulgaru also defeated Avdeeva in September 2023, 6-0 6-3, in the round of 16 of the Vienna Open ITF tournament.
Her next opponent will be fourth-seed Kathinka von Deichmann of Liechtenstein, or Ksenia Efremova of France.
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