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Isabella Shinikova is in the final of a tennis tournament in Egypt

Isabella Shinikova
Photo: Bulgarian Tennis Federation

Bulgaria's Isabella Shinikova has qualified for the singles final of the hard court tennis tournament in Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) with a prize fund of 15 thousand dollars.

The number 1 seed Shinikova defeated the representative of the hosts Yasmin Ezzat 6:3, 6:0 in 66 minutes. She completely dominated the court and won the last eight games of the match. This is the fourth consecutive victory for the Bulgarian player in the tournament without losing a set.

For the trophy tomorrow, Shinikova will play the winner of the match between number 4 Tamara Kostic (Austria) and 14-year-old Jana Kovačkova (Czech Republic).


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