Ranked 105th in the WTA about a week ago, Gabriela Ruse (28 years old) lost (4-6, 4-6) the match with Karolina Muchova (29 years old, 11th WTA), in the semifinals of the WTA 500 tournament in Bad Homburg (Germany), with prizes totaling 1,049,083 euros.
Coming from the qualifiers, the Bucharest team bowed out in 100 minutes of play, but the game was interrupted for more than an hour and a half after the first set, due to the very high heat affecting Western and Central Europe. The Romanian committed 10 double faults. It should be remembered that Muchova had won 6-4, 6-1 and their first confrontation so far, in 2023, in the round of 16 of the Auckland tournament.
In the previous rounds, Gabi Ruse won against players ranked higher than her, such as Linda Noskova (6-1, 6-3), Ana Kalinskaia (7-5, 6-2) and Emma Navarro (6-4, 6-2).
Our player will receive 57,395 euros and 220 WTA points.
Irina Begu lost in the round of 16
In the final, Muchova will meet Naomi Osaka (15 WTA), who defeated (6-3, 6-3) the Chinese Xinyu Wang (52 WTA) in the first semifinal. For the Japanese, this will be the first final on grass and, at the same time, the first in the professional circuit since the title won in 2021, at the Australian Open,
Four-time Grand Slam champion (US Open 2018, 2020, Australian Open 2019, 2021) and former world leader, Osaka achieved her fourth consecutive victory without losing a set on Friday. This will be the 14th final for the 28-year-old Japanese, who is aiming for her eighth title.
Irina Begu (35 years old, 211 WTA) also participated in the Bad Homburg tournament, who was defeated by Karolina Muchova (29 years old, 11 WTA) 6-1, 6-1, in the round of 16. The Bucharest woman bowed out after only 58 minutes to the Czech woman, the fourth favorite of the tournament.
