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The main draw of the
\nWTA tennis tournament in Rome, an event with 3, 452, 538 USD in prize money,
\ndoes not include any Romanian tennis player. In the second round, the world’s
\nnumber 2 tennis player, Simona Halep, was defeated by the Czech challenger
\nMark\u00e9ta Vondrou\u0161ova, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3. 19-year old Vondrou\u0161ova is 44th-placed
\naccording to the as-it-stands WTA ranking. For the second time in the ongoing
\ncompetition season Vondrou\u0161ova has outclassed Halep, having defeated her in the
\nround of 16 at the Indian Wells, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.<\/p>\n
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The other Romanian competing in the Rome tournament, Mihaela
\nBuz\u0103rnescu, was unable to go past the round of 16. Buzarnescu sustained a 6-3,
\n6-3 defeat by the top-seed tennis player, Japan’s Naomi Osaka. Previously
\nMihaela Buzarnescu overpowered Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko and the German Julia
\nGoerges.<\/p>\n
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We continue with news from football, as the coming weekend
\nsees matches being played, counting towards Romanian League One. In Group 2,
\nfixtures count towards the 11th round. On Friday, FC Botosani take
\non Gaz Metan Medias. On Saturday, Poli Iasi receive the visit of FC
\nHermannstadt, while in the southern Romanian locality of Chiajna, the local
\nside Concordia face Dinamo Bucharest. On Sunday, FC Voluntari are pitted
\nagainst Dunarea Calarasi on home turf. If they win, FC Voluntari stand real
\nchances to snap out of the hot area of the current classification. At the
\nmoment, Voluntari are 5th-placed in Group 2, with 26 points. FC
\nHermannstandt have 23 points on their record sheet and since they are 6th-placed
\nin the current standings, the team from Sibiu will have to play a play-off
\nfixture in order to avoid relegation. 7th-placed are Dunarea
\nCalarasi with 21 points, while 8th-placed are Concordia Chiajna,
\nwith 16 points. The aforementioned positions lead straight into the domestic
\nseason’s League Two. <\/p>\n
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In Group 1, matches are scheduled, counting towards the 10th-round,
\nwhich is also the last one. On home turf, Universitatea Craiova take on
\nViitorul Constanta. The fixture will decide the 3rd-placed team
\naccording to the final rankings. We recall that the 3rd-placed team
\nwill secure a ticket for the Champions League. The other matches are scheduled
\non Sunday. 2nd-placed team FCSB take on holders CFR Cluj in
\nBucharest. The closing game of the 10th-round will see host team
\nAstra Giurgiu facing Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe. <\/p>\n
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