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Clara Burel defeated Varvara Lepchenko 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 — Iași Open 2026 R32.
Clara Burel and Varvara Lepchenko: Clara Burel leads 1–0 across 1 recorded meeting.
Down a set and twice a point from defeat, wild card Clara Burel saved both match points and toppled Varvara Lepchenko — 527 places above her in the WTA rankings — at the Iași Open. Lepchenko broke in games 1 and 5 of the opener and finished with more points than the winner, 95 to 94, but the match turned on break-point efficiency: Burel converted 5 of 8 chances to Lepchenko's 5 of 12. The Frenchwoman went 4 of 5 in a second set that featured seven breaks of serve, then never faced a break point in the third.