Anca Todoni is again a champion in Bari »the 4th WTA title of 125 points in the Romanian career
Article by David Istrate – published Monday, June 9, 2025, 00:05 / Updated Monday, June 9, 2025 00:06
Anca Todoni (20 years old, 88 WTA) won the tournament from Bari, after a Marathon final with Hungarian Anna Bondar (28 years old, 82 WTA). After 2 hours and 56 minutes, the Romanian won 2-1 (6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4).
Sunday, June 8, on the day of the spectacular final at Roland Garros, disputed between Jannik Sinner (23 years old, 1 ATP) and Carlos Alcaraz (22 years old, 2 ATP)nearly 1800 kilometers from Paris, in Bari, the confrontation between Anna Bondar and Anca Todoni, the number 3 and 4 in winning the trophy took place.
Anca Todoni, victorious after a first set lost after a spectacular return
The two players offered one last quality act, the first set lasting an hour and 9 minutes. Bondar returned from 1-4 and 3-5, sent the sequence in tie-break and did very well, winning 7-6 (4).
In the second set, Todoni drove again with 5-3, thanks to a break in the middle of the partial and, this time, did not give up the advantage. The 28-year-old athlete closed the second set, 6-4, and sent the final decisively.
Followed a good fight, a set with some long games and multiple turns. Hungarian took over the initiative, was driving 4-2 and seemed to have the first chance to win the trophy.
But Todoni did not give up, canceled a 5-2 ball and awarded his game after the game, confirming what he had declared after eliminating from Roland Garros, namely that the tournament from Bari has an important significance for her.
Just 4 minutes before ticking 3 hours of play, Todoni closed the set and the match, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4and adjusted a new 125-point WTA title. At the end of March, Bănățeanca managed to prevail at Antalya and obtained the third career trophy.
Todoni was also imposed in Bari 2024 and Santa Cruz 2024. So, she reached a total of 4 125 WTA titles in her career.
The course of Anca Todoni in Bari
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Tour 1: 6-4, 6-2 vs. Tatiana Prozorova (21 years old, 160 WTA)
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Optimal finals: 7-5, 7-6 (4) vs. Dominika Salkova (20 years old, 239 WTA)
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Quarters of final: 6-4, 6-0 vs. Iryna Shymanovich (27 years old, 164 WTA)
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Semifinals: 6-2, 6-4 vs. Nuria Parizas-Diaz (33 years old, 114 WTA)
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Final: 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4 vs. Anna Bondar (28 years old, 82 WTA)
