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 | Pironkova dropped in the first round in Rome10-05-2011 |
The best Bulgarian tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova dropped out in first round of the strongest tournament of the clay courts in the Italian capital Rome with a prize fund $ 2 million.
36 th in the world Pironkova lost to Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) with 4:6, 2:6 for 87 minutes.
Hantuchova took five straight games to lead by 5:1. 24-year-old from Plovdiv reduced to 4:5, but the former number 5 in the WTA rankings do not forget to close the set on his second opportunity to own serve.
Hantuchova in the second part, which is 33 in the world right now, continue to dominate. She quickly pulled away with 5:1 and this proved sufficient for success.
Pironkova allowed the fourth consecutive drop in the first round and seventh defeat in their last eight games at UTA. It still work 1 point for world rankings and 5500 dollars.