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Three Bulgarians continue to Roland Garros second round qualifiers

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Tsvetana Pironkova has qualified for the Roland Garros second round qualifiers in Paris. The Bulgarian player won 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 against U.S. player Caroline Dolehide, who ranks 164th in the world. In the second round, Pironkova faces Susan Bandecchi from Switzerland, who is 219th in the world.

Viktoriya Tomova won 6-3, 6-4 against Natalia Vikhlyantseva from Russia, who is number 163 in the world rankings. In the second round, Tomova will play against Kurumi Nara from Japan, who ranks 155th.

Elitsa Kostova won 6-3, 6-2 against Salma Djoubri from France. In the second round, Kostova will play against Ekaterine Gorgodze from Georgia, who ranks 222nd in the world.




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