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Bulgaria's Pironkova enters main draw in Miami tennis tournament

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Bulgaria's top tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova has qualified for the main draw of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament in Miami, Florida.

The 33-year-old Bulgarian tennis player won 6:0, 6:3 versus Olga Govortsova from Belarus in a match that lasted 65 minutes.
Thus, Pironkova secured 40 points for the world rankings, where she is currently in 131st position, as well as 10,000 dollars from the prize fund.



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