{"id":825308,"date":"2024-11-05T13:45:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T11:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/?p=825308"},"modified":"2024-11-05T12:55:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T10:55:50","slug":"athlete-of-the-week-180","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/athlete-of-the-week\/athlete-of-the-week-180-id825308.html","title":{"rendered":"Athlete of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A WTA 125 women\u2019s tennis tournament was held in Bolivia, Santa Cruz. The vent had 115,000 USD up for grabs. The winner was a Romanian, Anca Todoni. <\/p>\n<p>Reason enough for Radio Romania International to designate Anca the Athlete of the week. <\/p>\n<p>In Bolivia, Anca did not lose one single set. She was 6th-seeded at the tournament.  In the first round, Todoni defeated Argentinian Sol Ailin Larraya Guidi, 6-3, 6-2. In the round of 16, Anca Todoni faced Canada\u2019s Carson Branstine, who pulled out of competition when the score was 6-nil, 3-nil. Then in the quarterfinals, Todoni defeated 2nd seeded Chloe Pacquet of France, 6-3, 6-nil. <\/p>\n<p>On Saturday in the semi-final, Anca Todoni outclassed Latvia\u2019s Darija Semenistaja, 6-nil, 6-1. On Sunday, Anca, in the final defeated Colombia\u2019s Emiliana Arango, 7-6, 6-nil. Anca\u2019s match against her south-American opponent was the most difficult one in Santa Cruz. <\/p>\n<p>However, Todoni secured her win in one hour and 34 minutes of play, despite her being outclassed in the first set, 2-nil and 3-1. Todoni was rewarded with 15,000 USD and granted 125 WTA points, skipping 21 positions according to world rankings and being 117th-placed. <\/p>\n<p>On October 10, 2024, Anca Todoni turned 21st. She was born in Timisoara. She made her debut as a pro in 2020, in an ITF tournament in Canada. In 2022 Anca won her first ITF tournament in Turkey\u2019s Antalya, in the final outclassing a fellow Romanian, Patricia Tig. In 2024, Anca Todoni succeeded to win her first WTA 125 tournament, in June, in Bari, Italy. In the semifinal, Todoni defeated Hungarian opponent Panna Udvardy, 6-4, 6-nil. Then in Wimbledon, Anca Todoni reached as far as the second round. According to the world rankings, in August 2024 she reached her career-best so far, being 115th-placed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A WTA 125 women\u2019s tennis tournament was held in Bolivia, Santa Cruz. The vent had 115,000 USD up for grabs. The winner was a Romanian, Anca Todoni. Reason enough for Radio Romania International to designate Anca the Athlete of the week. In Bolivia, Anca did not lose one single set. 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