site.btaBulgarian Tennis Player Iva Ivanova Qualifies for Quarterfinals of Australian Open's Girls' Singles Tournament

Bulgarian tennis talent Iva Ivanova qualified Wednesday for the quarterfinals of the girls' singles draw at the first Grand Slam tournament of the year - the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia. The Bulgarian won 7:5, 4:6, 6:4 against Aspen Schuman of the USA. 

Ivanova managed to stage a comeback from 2:4 in the deciding set. This was her third consecutive victory at the tournament. She will face the 12th seeded Mingge Xu (UK) in the quarterfinals.

Anas Mazdrashki lost 1:6, 6:3, 3:6 in a close match against the second seed in the tournament Nikolai Budkov Kjaer. In the previous days, the Bulgarian scored four consecutive wins without losing a set - two in the main draw and two in the qualifiers. 

Ioana Konstantinova was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the girls' doubles. The Bulgarian and Serbian Teodora Kostovic lost 2:6, 4:6 to the third seeded Americans Tyra Grant and Iva Jovic.

The Bulgarians in Australia are coached by Serafim Grozev.