Romania’s
\nSimona Halep missed the chance to resume her world no. spot in women’s tennis
\nas she lost to Karolina Pliskova in the semifinals of the Miami tournament. The
\nCzech player won in straight sets, 7-5, 6-1, in 1 hour and 14 minutes. The
\nmatch was suspended on several occasions because of rain. Halep was leading 5-3
\nin the first set, but then she lost 9 consecutive games, until she was 5
\nmatches behind in the second set. Halep won 354,000 dollars and 390 WTA points
\nin Miami. Karolina Pliskova will next play Australia’s Ashleigh Barty for the
\ntitle. Barty, who is seeded 12th, defeated Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit
\nin the other semifinal, 6-3, 6-3. <\/p>\n
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It’s
\nnews from fencing next. Dinamo’s Tiberiu Dolniceanu won the National
\nChampionship title in men’s individual sabre. He defeated another Dinamo
\nfencer, Iulian Teodosiu, 15-13, in the final. Dolniceanu thus won his second
\nconsecutive national title. Teodosiu had won in 2016 and 2017. Aged 31, Tiberiu
\nDolniceanu has won many medals at world and European championships, both in
\nindividual events and with his team. He won the silver medal with the Romanian
\nsabre team at the 2012 Olympic Games hosted by London. <\/p>\n
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We
\nend with football. A new leg of the Romanian football League One takes place
\nthis weekend. In Group 2, Dinamo Bucharest face FC Hermannstadt on Friday. On
\nSunday, Concordia Chiajna face FC Voluntari at home, and Poli Iasi play Gaz
\nMetan Medias, also at home. On Monday, FC Botosani face Dunarea Calarasi. In
\nGroup 1, CFR Cluj receive Astra Giurgiu on Saturday; FCSB play against
\nUniversitatea Craiova on the National Arena in Bucharest on Sunday; and Sepsi
\nSfantu Gheorghe take on Viitorul Constanta on Monday, in the last match of the
\nleg. CFR Cluj lead in the ranking with 33 points followed by Craiova with 29
\npoints and FCSB with 28 points. <\/p>\n
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