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Sofiyova's Challenge at the ITF Tournament in Trnava

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Anastasia Sofiyova (267) was unable to reach the semifinals of the ITF W75 tournament held in Trnava, Slovakia. In the quarterfinals, the Ukrainian lost to the second-seeded Romanian Elena Gabriela Ruse (101).
The match lasted 1 hour and 16 minutes, finishing with a score of 3:6, 1:6.
The game remained competitive only until 3:3 in the first set, after which Sofiyova managed to win just one of the next ten games.
Throughout the match, Anastasia did not hit any aces, committed 5 double faults, and managed 1 break. Her opponent served 6 aces, made 2 faults, and achieved 5 breaks.
The two players had not faced each other before.
It is worth mentioning that in the first round of the tournament in Trnava, Sofiyova defeated the fifth-seeded French player Jessica Ponchet (169) and went on to beat Slovak Radka Zelinkova (486) in the second round.