Romanians, high at the French Open: Begu and Bogdan, in the second round, with full pockets

Romanians, high at the French Open: Begu and Bogdan, in the second round, with full pockets

The French Open 2024 started badly for Romania, with Jaqueline Cristian (69 WTA) suffering a failure, which is a predictable one, in front of Jelena Ostapenko (11 WTA). Today, however, the two girls we had on the board did excellently, ticking off two games won without emotions.

Ana Bogdan. PHOTO: Facebook

First, Irina Begu (127 WTA) defeated Julia Riera (Argentina, 21 years old, 115 WTA), score 6-2, 6-3. Then, Ana Bogdan (64 WTA) passed Elsa Jacquemot (France, 21 years old, 149 WTA), score 6-1, 6-3.

For access to the second round, Begu and Bogdan each secured a check worth 110,000 euros. In the next round, Begu will face Linda Noskova (Czech Republic, 19 years old, 29 WTA). Bogdan will have an even tougher task, going to play Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia, 32 years old, 22 WTA).

On Tuesday, the last Romanian in the first round, Sorana Cîrstea (30 WTA), will start her journey at Roland Garros, with a match with Anna Blinkova (Russia, 25 years old, 55 WTA). The match will start after 12.00, Romanian time. The French Open is broadcast by the Eurosport channel and Max, the streaming platform.

Adrian Stoica

Adrian Stoica

Adrian is the founder and the visionary behind Cluj Napoca, a media platform committed to capturing and sharing the vibrant stories of Cluj-Napoca and Romania with an international audience. A graduate in international journalism from the University of Bucharest and holder of a Master’s in Cultural Studies from Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Adrian has a robust educational background that equips him to understand and analyze the complexities of his native region's culture and history.