Irina Begu debuted with the right to the WTA 1,000 tournament in Beijing, endowed with total prizes of 8,995,610 dollars. The Romanian managed to beat the Chinese Ye-Xin Ma today, in a great fight, in three sets, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1.
Irina Begu, great fight match in Beijing. Facebook photo
After losing the first set against the player ranked 224th in the world, things seemed sealed for our athlete in the second set. The Chinese had broken away at 4-2, at which point the Romanian came back. Irina Begu (WTA 103rd place) won 4 games in a row and equalized the situation in sets, to win in the decider: 6-1.
Prize of 34,000 dollars for Irina Begu
The 34-year-old player secured a check worth $34,500 and 35 WTA points after this victory, which she achieved after an hour and 54 minutes of play. She prepares for a meeting with a much more difficult opponent in the second round, the Russian Mirra Andreeva, the number 17 seed, qualified directly for the second round.
Also today, Gabriela Ruse was defeated hard, after reaching the main draw at the China Open following the qualifications. She lost 4-6, 6-8 (6) to another representative of the host country, Sijia Wei, ranked 140 in the world.
