Transylvania Open: Masarova fights back against home hope Bulgaru to make quarter-finals
Rebeka Masarova beat Miriam Bulgaru 3-6, 7-6 (8), 6-0 and will play the winner of the match between Ana Bogdan and Nikola Bartunkova in the next round
Rebeka Masarova, Photosport / Panoramic
Spaniard Rebeka Masarova, the No 4 seed, won against Romanian wildcard Miriam Bulgaru 3-6, 7-6 (8), 6-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the Transylvania Open in Cluj-Napoca.
Masarova, ranked No 67, will face the winner of the match between Romanian Ana Bogdan, the No 5 seed, and wildcard Nikola Bartunkova next.
The Spaniard defeated German Noma Noha Akugue (6-4, 6-0) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Cluj-Napoca tournament, Bulgaru, ranked No 208, beat lucky loser Ipek Oz (7-5, 6-3).
Cluj-Napoca WTA 250, other second-round results (BTarena, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Eva Lys vs. Jaqueline Cristian
- Ana Bogdan vs. Nikola Bartunkova
- Anna Bondar vs. Elena-Gabriela Ruse
- Tamara Korpatsch vs. Jodie Burrage
- Jil Teichmann vs. Emiliana Arango
- Patricia Maria Tig vs. Ekaterina Makarova
- Daria Snigur beat Anna-Lena Friedsam: 6-0, 1-6, 6-4
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