Important victory for Romanian women at WTA Dubai: Jaqueline Cristian and Gabriela Ruse in the quarterfinals of the doubles event

The Romanian pair Jaqueline Cristian and Gabriela Ruse qualified for the round of 16 in the doubles event at the WTA 1,000 tournament in Dubai, after defeating, on Sunday, the number 6 seeds, the duo of Asia Muhammad and Erin Routliffe, with a score of 6-4, 7-6 (7/1).

With this victory, Cristian and Ruse secured a prize of $17,200 and 120 WTA points. In the round of 16, the Romanians will face the winners of the match between Alexandra Panova/Diana Șnaider (Russia) versus Irina Hromacheva (Russia)/Aldila Sutjiadi (Indonesia). In singles, Sorana Cîrstea will play against Belarusian Aleksandra Sasnovich, Jaqueline Cristian will meet Canadian Victoria Mboko (seeded 11), and Gabriela Ruse, coming from the qualifiers, will face American Emma Navarro (seeded 14).