Elizara Yaneva Made a Strong Start in Pazardzhik at International Tennis Tournament

The Bulgarian women's No. 1 Elizara Yaneva started her participation successfully in the international clay tennis tournament in Pazardzhik, which has a prize fund of 40,000 euros.

The 19-year-old Plovdiv native, who is the top seed, defeated Sarah van Emst (Netherlands) 6:1, 6:2 in 71 minutes on the court. Yaneva won three consecutive games twice in the first set, which helped her take the lead in the match. In the second set she broke early, but her opponent leveled at 2:2, after which Yaneva won four consecutive games to close the match.

In the next round she will face the winner of the match between qualifiers Amelia Paschun (Poland) and Gaia Madoci (Italy).

Seeded No. 5 Rositza Dencheva withdrew at the last moment due to a physical problem, while five more Bulgarian players will start from the first round. Two national players will meet each other – the seventh seed Lydia Encheva against Denisla Glushkova.

No. 8 in the draw Lia Karatancheva will start against Julie Nimaier (Germany), and Iva Ivanova will face qualifier Mere Hud (Netherlands). Wild card Alexа Karatancheva will meet Ipek Yoz (Turkey).

Later today in the doubles tournament Lia Karatancheva and Gabriela Vilar (USA) will begin against Stefania Boitsa (Romania) and Daria Kucher (Poland), and Lydia Encheva and Iva Ivanova will play against Julia Adams (USA) and Merel Hud (Netherlands).

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Source: Sportal.bg