The Romanian tennis player Simona Halep has been eliminated from the Champions’ Tournament in Singapore.
The Romanian tennis player Simona Halep has been eliminated from the Champions’ Tournament in Singapore. On Thursday Halep sustained a 6-3, 7-6 defeat in the game against Slovakian challenger Dominika Cibulkova, in the Red Group’s last match of the Singapore competition. 4th in the WTA ranking, Halep leaves the tournament as early as the group stage for the second year running, after in 2014 she made it to the finals when she played against Serena Williams.
The Romanian played the game with a bandage on her left knee. Her mobility on the court was reduced, since she played against a very ambitious challenger, strong enough to run for each and every point. Following the direct matches between Halep and Cibulkova, the latter has a 4-2 lead, as the Slovak tennis player won three times on hard court and one time on lawn court. The Romanian secured two wins on clay court.
Simona Halep’s participation in the Women’s Tennis Tournament in Singapore will bring her 153,000 USD and 500 WTA points. The Romanian player’s track record in Singapore also includes a 6-2, 6-4 win over US contender Madison Keys and a 6-4, 6-2 defeat to WTA no. 1 player Angelique Kerber.
We go out with news from football as on Thursday games were played counting towards the Romanian Cup’s round of last 32. Second-league team CS Afumati grabbed a 1-nil home win against FC Botosani, while in Timisoara, Romanian champion team Astra Giurgiu secured a 1-nil win against third-league opponents Nouva Mama Mia, of Timis County’s Becicherecu Mic. In Ovidiu, Viitorul Constanta trounced second-league team CS Balotesti, 4-nil. In Suceava, Steaua Bucharest secured a 2-1 away win against second-league team Foresta.
The weekend will see games being played counting towards the 14th round of Romanian League One’s championship, actually the first round in the regular away series. Only one game is to be played on Friday, as Concordia Chiajna take on CFR Cluj. Two games are scheduled for Saturday, since Oltenia’s derby is played in Craiova, pitting the local side CSU against Pandurii Targu Jiu, while Dinamo take on Astra Giurgiu. On Sunday, ASA Targu Mures play Gaz Metan Medias on home turf, while Steaua take on Poli Iasi, away from home. On Monday, FC Viitorul take on FC Voluntari and FC Botosani face Poli Timisoara. Ahead of League One’s 14th round Steaua are at the top of the table with 27 points, followed by Craiova with 24 and Viitorul with 23. (translation by E. Nasta)
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