Lucrezia Stefanini defeated Elena Ruxandra Bertea in the round of 32 at the WTA 125 tournament in Adana on hard court: 3-6 6-4 6-2. The win sent the sixth seed further into the draw.
The match turned after the first set
Bertea started the match with a set win, taking the opener 6-3. In the second set, Stefanini stayed in the match and claimed it 6-4, before consolidating her advantage in the decider, 6-2.
According to api.tennis, the final set tally reads 2:1 in Stefanini's favor. The set scores show that after losing the opening set, she took the next two, with the decisive set being the shortest in terms of games among the sets she won.
In their head to head record, Stefanini now leads Bertea 1:0. In the Adana draw, her run so far consists of this win: 3-6 6-4 6-2.