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Pironkova continues with victory, Karatantcheva eliminated in Istanbul tournament

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Bulgarian tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova has qualified for the second round of the tennis tournament in Istanbul. The Bulgarian won 2:1 against qualifier Margarita Gasparyan from Russia. The match, which lasted 2 hours and 43 minutes, was the first between the two at the level of professional tennis. In order to secure a place in the quarterfinals Pironkova will have to play against Japan's Kurumi Nara. Meanwhile, Bulgaria’s Sesil Karatantcheva was eliminated from the tournament after a catastrophic 6:0, 6:1 loss against Italy's Francesca Schiavone.




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