The Spanish woman of Moldovan origin Cristina Bucsa advanced to the second round of the Adelaide tournament by defeating Italian Jasmine Paolini in doubles 6-3.
Bucsa, who recovered for the main draw despite losing in the qualifying phase to Russian Anna Kalinskaya, In the next round, she will have an almost inaccessible rival, Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina.first favorite and third player in the world yesterday defeated the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, second in the WTA ranking, in the final of the Brisbane tournament.
The Spaniard’s victory was the first of three encounters with Paolinithat despite giving up two sets, the match took two and a half hours.
Cristina Bucsa, 61st in the world rankings, has never played against Rybakina on the WTA circuit.
Source: La Verdad
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