Viktoriya Tomova qualified for the second round of the WTA 250 Morocco Open

Viktoriya Tomova (Bulgaria) qualified for the second round of the WTA 250 Morocco Open in Rabat. The Bulgarian tennis player convincingly eliminated the Turkish qualifier Berfu Cengiz by 2-0 (6:2, 6:1) in a match that lasted only 58 minutes.

Berfu Cengiz won the first game of the match, but Viktoriya Tomova made a streak of five consecutive games, closing the set at 6:2. In the second set, the Bulgarian tennis player led 4:0 and only gave her opponent a game before the final 6:1.

For her victory, Viktoriya Tomova earned 30 points for the ranking. In the next round, she will face Yafan Wang (China), who eliminated her compatriot and 8th-seeded Lin Zhu after 2-1 (4:6, 6:0, 6:2).

The 4th-seeded Lucia Bronzetti (Italy) defeated Malak El Allami (Morocco) by 2-0 (6:1, 6:0), while Maria Lourdes Carle (Argentina) eliminated the 5th-seeded Arantxa Rus (Netherlands) after 2-0 (6:3, 6:3) and Mayar Sherif (Egypt) won her opening match versus Aya El Aouni (Morocco) by 2-0 (6:2, 6:1).

Martina Trevisan (Italy) also qualified for the second round of the tournament after defeating Nao Hibino (Japan) by 2-1 (7:5, 4:6, 6:3).