100% Romanian duel in the qualifications for the main table from Roland Garros »Two other athletes in Romania have been eliminated
Article by David Istrate – published Tuesday, May 20, 2025 21:07 / Updated Tuesday, May 20, 2025 21:10
Two of the four players in Romania in the qualifications for Roland Garros managed to cross the second round. This is Patricia Ţig (30 years, 215 WTA) and Miriam Bulgaru (26 years, 203 WTA), which will take place for a place in the third qualification on the main table.
On Monday, May 19, the qualifications for Roland Garros, the second Grand Slam tournament of the year, began. In addition to the five players already on the main panel, Romania also had four athletes in qualifications.
Ana Bogdan and Mihaela Buzărnescu, eliminated in the first round of qualifications
Ana Bogdan (32 years old, 175 WTA) She was the first Romanian entered the field in Paris and was defeated in two sets, 3-6, 3-6, by Hungarian Dalma Galfi (26 years, 95 WTA). After the success achieved in 77 minutes, it will take place with Czech Valentova.
A day later, on May 20, he entered the competition Mihaela Buzărnescu (37 years old) that comes after an absence of almost 3 years. The athlete from Bucharest tried to hold the young woman Gibson (20 years, 128 WTA), but failed.
Buzărnescu was defeated by 2-6, 3-6 by the player from Australia who, in the second round of qualifications, will play against Julia Riera (22 years, 2024 WTA), a tennis player.
Patricia Ţig and Miriam Bulgaru will take place in the second round of qualifications
From the capital of France came good news for Romania. First, Patricia Ţig (30. The match lasted 76 minutes and was controlled by the 76 -minute player.
In the second round of qualifications, the Ţig will meet her on Miriam Bulgaru (26 years old, 203 WTA), who won a spectacular victory against Iberian Nuria Parrizes-Diaz (33 years, 115 WTA).
After a first set set (6-1), Bulgaru returned from 1-4 and 2-5, saved no less than 9 sets and, at the fourth match ball, closed the match: 6-1, 7-6 (9).
Therefore, Tig and Bulgaru will take place for a place in the last qualifying round on the main panel of Roland Garros. The winner of the confrontation between the two Romanians will meet either Julia Riera or on the Gibson waist.
Filip Jianu, victory in qualifications at Roland Garros
Good news also came from the male circuit where Filip Cristian Jianu (23 years old, 229 ATP) defeated 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 on Slovak Jozef Kovalik (32 years old, 212 ATP) And he went to the second round of qualifications at Roland Garros.
Further, Jianu will play against the German Henri Squire (24 years, 260 ATP), who in the previous round defeated 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 on the Brazilian Felipe Meligeni Alves (27 years, 133 ATP).
Romania already has 5 players on the main panel of the Roland Garros tournament: Sorana Cîrstea (35 years, 164 WTA), Irina Begu (34 years, 94 WTA), Anca Todoni (20 years, 91 WTA), Jaqueline Cristian (26 years, 74 WTA) and Gabriela Ruse (27, 85 WTA).
