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 | Pironkova move forward in the Bahamas17-03-2011 |
Tsvetana Pironkova qualified for the quarterfinals of the tournament on hard courts in the capital of the Bahamas - Nassau.
Placed under № 2 Bulgarian wins without any problems with U.S. passport uzbekistankata Varvara Lepchenko 6-3, 6-3. The place in the semifinals flowers will argue with Germany's Angelika Kerber, fifth placed in the scheme, which beat Britain's Anne Kiotavong 7-5, 6-3.
23-year-old Kerber is 67 and in the world rankings and won his 11th career tournament of the ITF. Competition in Nassau has a prize money 100,000 dollars plus hospitality, as the classification for 1/4-final Pironkova work 40 points for world rankings. For the same stage ranked set of three tennis players - № 3 Timea Bashchinski / Switzerland /, № 4 Rebecca Marino / Canada / and № 8 Magdalena Ribarikova / Slovakia /.