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Romanian tennis player Gabriela Ruse qualified for the round of 16 of the Transylvania Open (WTA 250) tournament, with total prizes of 251,750 dollars and hosted by BT Arena in Cluj-Napoca, on Tuesday evening, after defeating the French Harmony Tan 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-3, told Agerpres.
Ruse (24 years old, 104 WTA) won after two hours and 34 minutes.
The two players were tied before this duel, 1-1, both matches taking place in Grenoble. Ruse won in 2018 in the round of 16, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, and Tan won in 2019, in the semifinals, 6-3, 5-0 (Ruse dropped out).
Gabriela Ruse secured a cheque for 3,800 dollars and 30 WTA points, and in the round of 16 she will face the Chinese Xiyu Wang (21 years old, 59 in the WTA), the seventh seed, who defeated Jaqueline Cristian on Tuesday 6-3, 6-3.
