Romanian tennis player Laura Ioana Paar (WTA's 253rd) qualified on Monday for the round of 16 at the WTA tournament in Karlsruhe (Germany) - Liqui Moly Open Karlsruhe, with prizes worth 125,000 US dollars, after defeating, in the first round, Romanian national Jacqueline Adina Cristian (WTA's 201st), in two symmetrical sets, with a score of 6-4, 6-4.
Paar, who came from qualifications, needed one hour and 43 minutes to defeat Cristian and advance to the next round.
In the round of 16, the Romanian national will have a difficult mission, namely she is to face off the winner of the event between Belgians Greetje Minnen (WTA's 123rd) and Alison Van Uytvanck (WTA's 65th, 2nd seed).
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