Romanian tennis star reaches Rabat quarterfinals
Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian will face Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova in the Rabat WTA 250 quarterfinals after Sevastova defeated Turkey’s Zeynep Sonmez 6-3, 6-4. Cristian (WTA No. 74) reached this stage with a tight 7-6 (7/1), 7-6 (7/1) win over Spain’s Aliona Bolsova.
Cristian leads their head-to-head, having beaten Sevastova (WTA No. 543) last year in Cluj, CE Report quotes Agerpres
Maria Mateas, representing Romania and the USA, also advanced with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Dutch player Arantxa Rus — her second career WTA win.
