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 | Pironkova per game battle against world No 113-08-2011 |
The first rocket Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova will face American Christina McHale in the first round of the WTA tennis in Cincinnati with a prize of over $ 2,000,000.
19-year-old representative of the hosts participating in the tournament with a "wild card".
If you win against McHale, Pironkova will face No. 1-ranked Caroline Voznyatski (Denmark), which is seeded first in the scheme and includes the second round.
Christina McHale is ranked 66th in world rankings, while Tsvetana Pironkova occupies the 50th position. McHale is 170 cm high and plays right-handed. So far it has earned $ 348,283 in prize money.
Tournament in Cincinnati (Ohio) is between 15 and 21 August.