Adrian Dragut
UPDATE/Romania's Halep advances to Madrid Open women's singles final
Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, world number three, on Friday advanced to the women's singles final at the 7,021,128-USD Madrid Open tournament after defeating Swiss Belinda Bencic, world number 18, in the semi-final 6-2 6-7 6-0. Halep, who will return to number one if winning the trophy, got a hard-fought victory after almost two hours of play (1 h 57 min).
Romanian duo Halep-Begu advances to Madrid Open women's doubles R16
Romanian pairing Simona Halep /Irina Begu on Monday advanced to the round of 16 of the women's doubles event at the 7,021,128-USD Madrid Open tennis tournament after defeating Romanian-Croat double Raluca Olaru /Darija Jurak 6-2 6-3. Halep and Begu won in 65 minutes.
France's Ambassador to Romania: Face-off in Rouen could have been Fed Cup final
France's Ambassador to Romania Michele Ramis told AGERPRES on Friday that the Fed Cup face-off between France and Romania in Rouen could have been the very final of the competition, considering that both teams are made up of exceptional players.
Tennis: Romania to have first-ever eight players at Wimbledon
Romania will have first-ever eight players on a main singles board of a Grand Slam tournament, namely Wimbledon, after Alexandra Dulgheru and Elena-Gabriela Ruse qualified on Thursday by the victories clinched in the last tour of the preliminary phase.