Romanian Gabriela Ruse left Spanish Rebeka Masarova, fourth favorite, unable to play in the second WTA final of her career and the season, when she fell in the semifinals of the Cluj Napoca tournament against the local player 6 -1 and 6 -4 .
Despite the difference in ranking, the Spanish, 67, runner-up in Aukland at the beginning of the season, surpassed by the American Coco Gauff, did not face the tennis player from Bucharest, 188 in the women’s tennis classification and who it has title in Hamburg it achieved in 2021 and the final in Palermo as its only victories.
Masarova was clearly overwhelmed in the first set and did not react well enough afterwards. In an unprecedented rivalry on the circuit, Ruse was 5-2 in the second set and although the Spaniard came close to 5-5, he was unable to capitalize on the improvement and was eliminated.
Ruse, who spent one hour and twenty-two minutes to resolve the head-to-head match with the Spaniard, will play in the third final of her career against German Tamara Korpatsch, who defeated her compatriot Eva Lys 6-4, 6- 3. This is the first time that the 28-year-old player from Hamburg is seeking an individual title.
Source: La Verdad
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