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Tennis: Simona Halep advances to Australian Open round of 16

Published by Agerpres on Fri, 02/12/2021 - 11:33

Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, world number two, advanced today to the round of 16 of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, after prevailing over Russia's 32nd-seeded Veronika Kudermetova 6-1, 6- 3. Halep (29 years old), second seed, obtained an effortless victory in Melbourne after an hour and 18 minutes.

Irina Begu through to Prague Open round of sixteen

Published by Agerpres on Tue, 08/11/2020 - 12:20

Bucharest, Aug 11 /Agerpres/ - Romanian tennis player Irina Begu breezed on Tuesday 6-2, 6-2 past No. 9 seed, Latvian Anastasija Sevastova, into the round of sixteen of the WTA Tour event in Prague, featuring $ 202,250 in prize money. Begu (age 29, WTA's 82nd) managed an impressive victory, her first in the WTA circuit after the break imposed by the coronavirus pandemic.