Patricia Ţig and Ana Bogdan stopped in the second round of the Wimbledon qualifications »remain 5 Romanian on the main panel

Four Romanians registered in the qualifications of the All England Club, but after consuming the inaugural tour, Mihaela Buzărnescu and Miriam Bulgaru were eliminated.

UPDATE. Ana Bogdan, defeated after almost 3 hours of play

Ana Bogdan, the other Romanian player who had advanced in the second round of qualifications, faced Russia Anastasia Zakharova, a favorite rated 4 and occupant of the world.

It was their second confrontation, after Bogdan prevailed in 2022, on the slag, in the second round of the WTA 125 tournament with a categorical 6-1, 6-2. This time, however, on the green carpet, the duel was visible closer and more nuanced.

Ana's opponent had an accommodation with the grass this year: she played in the WTA 500 tournament at Queen's, passing qualifications, then a tour on the main panel, and in the WTA 250 from Nottingham, where she lost from the inaugural round.

Ana Bogdan in action at Wimbledon Photo: Imago Images

“Tricolora”, on the other hand, remained on the slag and after Roland Garros, playing two WTA 125 tournaments on the red surface, in Bari and Grado. Bogdan had no longer played on the grass from the previous Wimbledon, but her superior experience mattered in the first chapter of the match.

One in which 4 breaks were recorded and in which Zakharova served to impose itself at 5-3. Immediately, Ana reacted, then managed to award her first act with an almost flawless tie-break, 7-1.

85%was successful at Ana Bogdan's file in the first set, with 11 balls won out of 13 played

The second part started well for the Romanian, reaching 2-0, but after restoring the balance he went to head to 4-3. There he insisted and had the opening to close the set with the service at 5-3. Everything turned back but Zakharova imposed, overturned, in tie-break, also 7-1.

The decisive ran in one direction: to the Victoria of the Russian, who became more master of the match in front of an opponent who lost lucidity and precision.

49of winning strokes had Zakharova at the end of the match, compared to Bogdan's 30

Ana Bogdan He gave up at the end of a match-match, two hours and 56 minutes, 7-6 (1), 6-7 (1), 3-6, stopping in the 2nd of Wimbledon qualifications. The best result of it on the London grass remains the 3rd Tour of the Big Paint, reached in 2023

Patricia Ţig, Stop in Tour 2 of Qualifications

Patricia Ţigwho had not played a match on the grass also from Wimbledon, 2021, faced the young American player Robin Montgomery in the second round, favorite of qualifications.

In a first set that lasted 40 minutes, Montgomery prevailed with 6-4, although the Romanian had made the first break, then strengthened it for 3-1. The opponent recovered, equalized at 3 at the third occasion, after which he resisted Patricia's assault, saving two chances of imposing himself on return.

Patricia Ţig, problems at work

After all, in a new dramatic range, the American, a left-handed player, made another break at 5-4, leaving the first act to the third opportunity.

For the tiger, the second service was a big problem. With an aggressive style, Montgomery gathered 12 winning blows compared to the only 5 of Patricia.

3Double Mistakes committed Patricia Ţig in set 1, having a successful percentage of only 18%, two points obtained from 11 played on service 2

Things accelerated in the second set, the Romanian quickly giving up their service, after which both held their services. With the teeth he also kept the gyme from 2-5, in which he had six chances to win and saved two opponent's match balls.

Not on the third, however, when he made an unforced error on the reverb, and the road “tricolor” stops in the second round of Wimbledon qualifications.

Patricia Ţig It remains with the two presence on the main grid at the All England Club, 2016 and 2021, when it was defeated from the inaugural round by Sara Errani, respectively Daria Kasatkina.

In 2025, Patricia spent the season between the ITF circuit and the WTA 125 tournaments, the only presence on the picture of a WTA 250 contest being in Bogota. There, he entered the painting like Lucky Loser, produced a surprise, defeating Favorita 4, Emiliana Arrango in Colombia, but giving in to the next round in front of the 16-year-old Juliet Pareja (USA).

Pulling the main paintings will be Friday

Sorana Cîrstea, here at Wimbledon 2023, was the series head in 2024 photo: Guliver/Gettyimages

Five players from Romania will evolve on the main picture: Sorana Cîrstea (35 years old with special ranking 37), Jaqueline Cristian (27 years old, 74th place), Gabriela Ruse (27 years old, 85th place), Anca Todoni (20 years old, 91st place), Irina Begu (34 years, 94th place).

The draw from Wimbledon will take place on Friday, June 27, from 12:00 in Romania.