Gabriela Ruse, the third Romanian qualified for the second round at the Miami Open

Gabriela Ruse qualified for the second round of the Miami tournament after defeating the Croatian Antonia Ruzic, ranked 55th in the world, with a score of 7-5, 7-6 (3), in a match that lasted two hours and 6 minutes. Ruzic led 5-3 in the first set, but Gabriela came back with four games in a row and won the first set 7-5. The second set was also balanced. Ruse did not close the match when she had the chance and served at 5-4, but she secured victory, ultimately, in the tiebreak.

In the second round, she will face American Madison Keys, the 15th seed and 18th in the world, in a matchup that promises to be interesting.