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Lucky loser Viktoriya Tomova makes her way to the main draw of Roland Garros tennis tournament

Voktoriya Tomova
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Bulgaria’s best female tennis player Viktoriya Tomova entered the main draw of Roland Garros tennis tournament as a "lucky loser", although she lost her last match in the qualifiers against Olga Danilović (Serbia).

Viktoriya Tomova will face number 9 seeded Danielle Collins from the United States. Danielle Collins played in the Australian Open final earlier this year. Viktoriya Tomova entered the main draw of Roland Garros for the first time in her career.




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