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Tennis: Viktoriya Tomova qualifies for quarter finals of WTA 125 tournament in Valencia

Viktoriya Tomova
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Bulgaria’s top female tennis player Viktoriya Tomova has qualified for the quarter finals of the WTA 125 clay court tournament in Valencia, Spain.

Tomova defeated the No. 2 Varvara Gracheva, Russia in the second round by 0-6, 6-3, 6-1 in 93 minutes of play, winning USD 3,475 of the tournament’s 115,000 prize money and 29 points for the world rank list, in which she occupies 131st position. 



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