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Romanian WTA tennis tournament: Anna Bondár from Szoboszló is a quarterfinalist
Cluj-Napoca will face Switzerland or Russia for a place in the top four.
Domestic number one Anna Bondár, competing for SE Hajdúszszlói, reached the quarter-finals of the Cluj women’s tennis tournament with a total prize of 250,000 dollars (105 million forints).
Bondár, 62nd in the WTA ranking – who defeated the Russian Jelina Avanesjan (129th) in Monday’s opening round – clashed with the British Harriet Dart (90th) in the round of 16. In the game of the first match, the Hungarian player immediately lost his service game, but at the last opportunity, when his rival was leading 5:4, he was also able to break. In the shortened period, Bondár first pulled ahead 4-0, and after 4-3, he gained another three points in a row.
In the second set, the top-ranked Hungarian player already had a break advantage at 2:1, which he confidently maintained until his last service game. In that, Dart fought four break points, but Bondár parried them all, and ended the 1 hour and 54 minute match with his first opportunity.
“Dart started the match better, but I knew that if I stayed on his neck the whole time, I would have a chance to catch up, and luckily I did. It was important that I was able to win the tiebreak, and then I was able to break at the beginning of the second period, which lasted until the end. I’m happy for today’s victory, I’m looking forward to the continuation”, said the Hungarian player after his success.
In the quarterfinals, Bondár will face the winner of the match between Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic (81st) and fourth-ranked Russian Anastasia Potapova (48th).
Dalma Gálfi (89th), another Hungarian in the individual fights of the Cluj tournament, secured her place in the round of 16 by defeating the Italian Lucia Bronzetti, where she will meet the Spaniard Nuria Parrizas-Diaz (75th), whom she defeated in the first round at the US Open.
1st round (for reaching the round of 16):
Dalma Gálfi – Lucia Bronzetti (Italian, 9th) 4:6, 6:2, 6:4
Round 2:
Anna Bondár (8th) – Harriet Dart (British) 7:6(3), 6:4