The Argentine tennis player, Julia Riera, entered the quarterfinals of the WTA 125 in Montevideo after beating the Turkish Ipek Oz by 4-6, 6-4 and 6-3, at the Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club facilities. In addition, María Lourdes Carlé reached the round of 16 after beating the Ukrainian Valeriya Strakhova (281st) 6-4 and 6-3.
The woman born in Pergamino, ranked 148th in the WTA ranking, achieved victory after 2 hours and 28 minutes of play. The development of the game had started unfavorably for the Argentine, because she fell in the first set. However, thanks to an improvement in her level of play, she was able to overcome the match.
For her part, world number 140, Carlé, entered the round of 16 after her victory this Tuesday. Her rival in the next instance will be the Slovenian Polona Hercog (272nd), who triumphed against the American Varvara Lepchenko. If she advances to the quarterfinals, she will face her compatriot Riera.
The dream ended for Martina Capurro Taborda in Montevideo: she fell in the round of 16
The Buenos Aires tennis player, Martina Capurro Taborda (157th), finalist at the WTA 125 in Florianópolis two weeks ago, lost in the round of 16 at the hands of the American Robin Montgomery (218th) by 1-6 and 3-6. In addition, the 19-year-old from Mar del Plata, Solana Sierra (193rd), will play tomorrow against the Georgian Ekaterine Gorgodze (341st), in search of the quarterfinals.
2023-12-06 21:41:00
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