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Romanian tennis player Alexandra Dulgheru on Monday qualified for the second round of the grass court tournament from Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam of the year, after defeating Kristyna Pliskova (the Czech Republic), 6-4, 1-6, 6-2.
The Romania has won a cheque worth 63,000 pounds and 110 WTA points. Her next opponent will be the winner between American Venus Williams, 9th seed and Swedish Johanna Larsson.
Also on Monday, Sorana Carstea has qualified for the second round of the same competition, after defeating 7-5, 6-3, Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia), seed no. 19.
