The latest from tennis and football
The main draw of the WTA tennis tournament in Rome, an event with 3, 452, 538 USD in prize money, does not include any Romanian tennis player. In the second round, the world's number 2 tennis player, Simona Halep, was defeated by the Czech challenger Markéta Vondroušova, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3. 19-year old Vondroušova is 44th-placed according to the as-it-stands WTA ranking. For the second time in the ongoing competition season Vondroušova has outclassed Halep, having defeated her in the round of 16 at the Indian Wells, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.
The other Romanian competing in the Rome tournament, Mihaela Buzărnescu, was unable to go past the round of 16. Buzarnescu sustained a 6-3, 6-3 defeat by the top-seed tennis player, Japan's Naomi Osaka. Previously Mihaela Buzarnescu overpowered Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko and the German Julia Goerges.
We continue with news from football, as the coming weekend sees matches being played, counting towards Romanian League One. In Group 2, fixtures count towards the 11th round. On Friday, FC Botosani take on Gaz Metan Medias. On Saturday, Poli Iasi receive the visit of FC Hermannstadt, while in the southern Romanian locality of Chiajna, the local side Concordia face Dinamo Bucharest. On Sunday, FC Voluntari are pitted against Dunarea Calarasi on home turf. If they win, FC Voluntari stand real chances to snap out of the hot area of the current classification. At the moment, Voluntari are 5th-placed in Group 2, with 26 points. FC Hermannstandt have 23 points on their record sheet and since they are 6th-placed in the current standings, the team from Sibiu will have to play a play-off fixture in order to avoid relegation. 7th-placed are Dunarea Calarasi with 21 points, while 8th-placed are Concordia Chiajna, with 16 points. The aforementioned positions lead straight into the domestic season's League Two.
In Group 1, matches are scheduled, counting towards the 10th-round, which is also the last one. On home turf, Universitatea Craiova take on Viitorul Constanta. The fixture will decide the 3rd-placed team according to the final rankings. We recall that the 3rd-placed team will secure a ticket for the Champions League. The other matches are scheduled on Sunday. 2nd-placed team FCSB take on holders CFR Cluj in Bucharest. The closing game of the 10th-round will see host team Astra Giurgiu facing Sepsi Sfantu Gheorghe.
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