Polona Hercog
UPDATE Romania's Halep progresses to Wimbledon ladies' singles fourth round
Romanian tennis player Simona Halep on Friday advanced to the fourth round of the ladies' singles event of the Wimbledon grand slam tournament after defeating Belarusian Victoria Azarenka 6-3 6-1 in a match between two former world number one players. Halep, 27, world number seven, prevailed in an hour and 6 minutes.
Tennis: Four Romanian players among the seeded players at BRD Bucharest Open (WTA)
Not less than four Romanian tennis players are among the seeded players at the BRD Bucharest Open (WTA) tournament, equipped with total prizes worth 226,750 US dollars, to start on Monday on the BNR Arenas in the Capital City: Mihaela Buzarnescu is 2nd seeded, Irina Begu, last edition's winner, is 3rd seeded, Sorana Cirstea is seed no. 5 and Ana Bogdan is seed no. 6.
Tennis: Monica Niculescu, defeated in inaugural round of WTA Shenzhen tournament
Romanian tennis player Monica Niculescu was defeated by 6-1, 7-5 by Slovenian player Polona Hercog, on Monday, in the inaugural round of the 500,000 WTA Shenzhen tournament.