Tag: Wells

  • Athlete of the Week

    Athlete of the Week

    Simona Halep remains Romania’s highest-ranking tennis
    player. On Monday she made a comeback among the world’s first 20 players, with a
    7 position jump currently placing her on the 19th position. That was
    possible thanks to the performance she obtained at WTA 1000 in Indian Wells, where
    she made it to the semifinals. For her latest Californian performance, Radio
    Romania International has designated Halep Athlete of the Week.






    At Indian Wells, Simona entered directly into the
    second round and played Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova whom she defeated 6-2,
    4-6, 6-2. In the third round she secured a two-set win against Cori Gauff of
    the USA, 6-3, 6-4. In the round of 16, she clinched a 6-1, 6-4 win against her
    compatriot Sorana Cîrstea and defeated Croatian player Petra Martic in the
    quarterfinals, 6-1, 6-1. It was third-seeded Iga Świątek of Poland who stopped
    Halep in her tracks in the semifinals with a 7-6, 6-4 win. The Polish player
    eventually won the tournament after a two-set win 6-4, 6-1 against Maria
    Sakkari of Greece.






    Simona Halep was born on 27th September
    1991, in Constanţa, south-eastern Romania and made her debut in international
    competitions in 2006, when she played her first games in the ITF tournament. In
    2010, she became part of Top 100 and four years later she made it to the second
    position in the world ranking, which at that time was the best performance
    obtained by a Romanian tennis player. Three years later, in October 2017, she
    became the world’s best tennis player, a position she left in January 2018. She
    made a comeback to that position that year in February and kept it until early
    2019 after the Australian Open. She topped the WTA ranking for 64 weeks and her
    prize closet includes two Grand Slam trophies, Roland Garros in 2018 and
    Wimbledon 2019.






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  • Athlete of the Week

    Athlete of the Week

    Simona Halep remains Romania’s highest-ranking tennis
    player. On Monday she made a comeback among the world’s first 20 players, with a
    7 position jump currently placing her on the 19th position. That was
    possible thanks to the performance she obtained at WTA 1000 in Indian Wells, where
    she made it to the semifinals. For her latest Californian performance, Radio
    Romania International has designated Halep Athlete of the Week.






    At Indian Wells, Simona entered directly into the
    second round and played Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova whom she defeated 6-2,
    4-6, 6-2. In the third round she secured a two-set win against Cori Gauff of
    the USA, 6-3, 6-4. In the round of 16, she clinched a 6-1, 6-4 win against her
    compatriot Sorana Cîrstea and defeated Croatian player Petra Martic in the
    quarterfinals, 6-1, 6-1. It was third-seeded Iga Świątek of Poland who stopped
    Halep in her tracks in the semifinals with a 7-6, 6-4 win. The Polish player
    eventually won the tournament after a two-set win 6-4, 6-1 against Maria
    Sakkari of Greece.






    Simona Halep was born on 27th September
    1991, in Constanţa, south-eastern Romania and made her debut in international
    competitions in 2006, when she played her first games in the ITF tournament. In
    2010, she became part of Top 100 and four years later she made it to the second
    position in the world ranking, which at that time was the best performance
    obtained by a Romanian tennis player. Three years later, in October 2017, she
    became the world’s best tennis player, a position she left in January 2018. She
    made a comeback to that position that year in February and kept it until early
    2019 after the Australian Open. She topped the WTA ranking for 64 weeks and her
    prize closet includes two Grand Slam trophies, Roland Garros in 2018 and
    Wimbledon 2019.






    (bill)

  • Sports Roundup

    Sports Roundup

    One leg before the end of 2022 Rugby Europe
    Championship, Romania still has chances to qualify into next year’s World Cup. On
    Saturday, the national team lost in Bucharest, 23 – 26 to Georgia, the winner
    of the competition and already qualified to the World Cup. Second-ranking in
    the overall standings for 2021 and 2022, Spain defeated Portugal in Madrid on
    Sunday, 33-28, and also qualified to the 2023 World Cup, after a 23-year long
    absence. Romania, which is ranking 4th in the overall standings,
    still has a match to play on March 19, away from home, against the Netherlands.
    If it wins, Romania will leave behind Portugal, which is currently 3rd-placed
    but without any more matches to play. The 3rd place secures presence
    in the playoffs scheduled for November. Teams from Europe, Africa, the Americas
    and Asia / Pacific will play in a round-robin scheduling, with the winner
    getting the last ticket to the World Cup.




    The Romanian athlete Alexandru Novac won the gold in
    the javelin event of the European Throwing Cup held in Leiria, Portugal. The Romanian
    athlete’s best throw was 80.49 m and was his best performance this season. Last
    year in the Tokyo Olympics, Novac came out 12th.




    On Tuesday, Simona Halep and Sorana Cîrstea will play
    against each other in the round of 16 of the Indian Wells tournament. In
    the 3rd round on Sunday, Halep, seed no. 24, defeated the American player
    Cori Gauff 6-3, 6-4. Sorana Cîrstea, seed no. 26, won 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 against Anna
    Kalinskaya of Russia.




    This weekend
    matches were played in the first leg of the play-off / play-out stage of the
    Romanian Football League 1. In the play-off, Universitatea Craiova Friday beat FC
    Argeș at home, 3-0. On Saturday, defending champions CFR Cluj won at home
    against FC Voluntari, 3-1. The last game, FCSB vs. Farul Constanța, was scheduled
    for Monday. Cluj top the standings at this point with 41 points, followed by
    FCSB, with 31, and Universitatea Craiova, with 30.




    In
    the play-out group, on Friday UTA Arad defeated Academica Clinceni 3-0. On Saturday
    Chindia Târgoviște and FC U Craiova drew, 0-0, and on Sunday Sepsi Sfântu
    Gheorghe won 3-1 against CS Mioveni, while Rapid beat Dinamo with the same
    score. Four teams are at the top of the table with 24 points each: UTA, Rapid,
    Sepsi and FC Botoșani. (A.M.P.)

  • Sports Roundup

    Sports Roundup

    One leg before the end of 2022 Rugby Europe
    Championship, Romania still has chances to qualify into next year’s World Cup. On
    Saturday, the national team lost in Bucharest, 23 – 26 to Georgia, the winner
    of the competition and already qualified to the World Cup. Second-ranking in
    the overall standings for 2021 and 2022, Spain defeated Portugal in Madrid on
    Sunday, 33-28, and also qualified to the 2023 World Cup, after a 23-year long
    absence. Romania, which is ranking 4th in the overall standings,
    still has a match to play on March 19, away from home, against the Netherlands.
    If it wins, Romania will leave behind Portugal, which is currently 3rd-placed
    but without any more matches to play. The 3rd place secures presence
    in the playoffs scheduled for November. Teams from Europe, Africa, the Americas
    and Asia / Pacific will play in a round-robin scheduling, with the winner
    getting the last ticket to the World Cup.




    The Romanian athlete Alexandru Novac won the gold in
    the javelin event of the European Throwing Cup held in Leiria, Portugal. The Romanian
    athlete’s best throw was 80.49 m and was his best performance this season. Last
    year in the Tokyo Olympics, Novac came out 12th.




    On Tuesday, Simona Halep and Sorana Cîrstea will play
    against each other in the round of 16 of the Indian Wells tournament. In
    the 3rd round on Sunday, Halep, seed no. 24, defeated the American player
    Cori Gauff 6-3, 6-4. Sorana Cîrstea, seed no. 26, won 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 against Anna
    Kalinskaya of Russia.




    This weekend
    matches were played in the first leg of the play-off / play-out stage of the
    Romanian Football League 1. In the play-off, Universitatea Craiova Friday beat FC
    Argeș at home, 3-0. On Saturday, defending champions CFR Cluj won at home
    against FC Voluntari, 3-1. The last game, FCSB vs. Farul Constanța, was scheduled
    for Monday. Cluj top the standings at this point with 41 points, followed by
    FCSB, with 31, and Universitatea Craiova, with 30.




    In
    the play-out group, on Friday UTA Arad defeated Academica Clinceni 3-0. On Saturday
    Chindia Târgoviște and FC U Craiova drew, 0-0, and on Sunday Sepsi Sfântu
    Gheorghe won 3-1 against CS Mioveni, while Rapid beat Dinamo with the same
    score. Four teams are at the top of the table with 24 points each: UTA, Rapid,
    Sepsi and FC Botoșani. (A.M.P.)