Sports Roundup
A roundup of the most important sporting events
Florin Orban, 22.07.2024, 13:45
A number of Romanian athletes have these days competed in tennis tournaments. At the ATP 250 tournament in Gstaad, Switzerland, totaling some 579 thousand EUR in prizes, the Romanian-German pair Victor Cornea / Andre Begemann reached the men’s doubles semi-finals, where they were ousted by Ugo Humbert and Fabrice Martin of France, 7-6, 6-4. For their performance, the two were awarded a 9,600-EUR check and 90 doubles points. Another Romanian player, Irina Begu, qualified to the women’s singles semi-finals of the WTA 250 tournament in Palermo, Italy, where she was ousted by Karolina Muchova of Czechia, 6-1, 6-1. Begu was the winner of the 2022 edition. For her run in Palermo, Begu won 10,100 EUR and 98 WTA points. And finally, the city of Iași in northeastern Romania is this week hosting a WTA 250 tournament, offering 232 thousand EUR in prizes. On Sunday, two Romanian players advanced to the second round. The recipient of a wild card, Gabriela Ruse knocked out Anastasia Tikhonova of Russia, 6-3, 5-7, 7-1. Miriam Bulgaru (206 WTA) grabbed the most important victory of her career, winning 6-4, 6-2 against Tajana Maria of Germany (60 WTA), seeded second in the competition. Ruse and Bulgaru were both awarded 3,512 EUR and 30 WTA points.
This weekend will see matches counting towards the second round of the Romanian Football Super League. On Friday, Poli Iași won 1-0 against FC Botoșani at home, while Unirea Slobozia drew 2-2 against FCSB in a match hosted by Clinceni. On Saturday, Universitatea Craiova won 4-2 against UTA Arad, while Rapid Bucharest drew 2-2 against CFR Cluj on home turf. On Sunday, Universitatea Cluj won 3-1 against FC Hermannstadt at home, while Dinamo Bucharest won 4-1 against Petrolul Ploiești. On Monday, Gloria Buzău is playing Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe while Oțelul Galați will take on Farul Constanța.
In other news from football, this weekend will see matches counting towards European inter-club competitions. On Tuesday, FCSB is playing Maccabi Tel-Avia of Israel in the second preliminary round of Champions League. In the second preliminary round of Europa League, Corvinul Hunedoara will take on Rijeka of Croatia on, while CFR Cluj will play Neman Grodno of Belarus in the second preliminary round of Conference League. Also on Thursday, Universitatea Craiova will play Maribor of Slovenia away from home, also in Conference League. (VP)
