Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria won her 4th match after her comeback to tennis after a break of more than 3 years, reaching the US Open quarter-finals for the first time.
She won the 1/8 finals match in New York versus Alizé Cornet, France by 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3, after almost three hours of play.
Pironkova will be playing her next match versus Serena Williams, holder of 23 Grand slam titles.
Nurgyul Salimova achieved her first victory at the Women's Candidates Tournament 2024 in Toronto, Canada. In the fourth round of the tournament, the 20-year-old Bulgarian won with the white pieces against former world number 2 Humpy Koneru (India)...
The team of CSKA-Sofia won 2:0 against “Levski" in the derby of the 28th round of the First League. The red team did not leave much chances to their opponents in front of over 30,000 spectators at the Vasil Levski National Stadium...
The only Bulgarian in the Candidates Tournament - Nurgyul Salimova, lost in the third round of the competition in Toronto against Rameshbabu Vaishali from India. The game lasted almost four hours, as the Bulgarian showed very good..
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