Tennis: Alexandra Dulgheru wins Hodmezovasarhely ITF tournament
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Romanian tennis player Alexandra Dulgheru won on Sunday the final of the Hodmezovasarhely ITF tournament in Hungary, after defeating Ganna Poznikhirenko (Ukraine) in two sets 7-5 6-2.
Third-seeded Dulgheru, 28, 222nd WTA, prevailed over her 23-year-old opponent, 308th WTA, in an hour and 54 minutes.
Poznikhirenko led in the first set 5-2, but the Romanian had a remarkable comeback, and won five consecutive game points (7-5). Dulgheru dominated the second set, which she won 6-2.
This is Dulgheru’s, world number 26 in 2011, second 25,000-USD ITF title this year after Montpellier.
Romania also won the women’s doubles event at Hodmezovasarhely, as Romanian-Dutch duo Elena Gabriela Ruse /Eva Wacanno on Saturday defeated Italian pair Martina Di Giuseppe / Anna-Giulia 6-3 6-1.
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