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Cristina Bucșa, the tennis player originally from Chisinau, qualified for the 3rd round at the Australian Open

The Spanish tennis player Cristina Bucșa, a player born in Chisinau, eliminated the Canadian of Romanian origin, Bianca Andreescu from the Australian Open on Wednesday morning.

Cristina Bucșa is 25 years old, she is on the 100th place in the WTA ranking and she achieved the most important victory in her career. The match lasted 2 hours and 43 minutes, and Cristina Bucșa prevailed with the score of 2-6, 7-6, 6-4.

After last year, Cristina Bucșa was eliminated in the inaugural round on the main draw, now she managed to reach the 3rd round at the competition in Antipozi, where she will duel on Friday, January 20 with the Polish Iga Swiatek, the world leader of women's tennis.

Bogdan Nigai

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