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01. 09. 09. - 08:00

Sour US Open for four Romanian tennis players

David Hill

The four Romanian tennis players competing at the US Open competition were eliminated in the first round yesterday (Mon) at Flushing Meadows in New York.

Victor Hanescu was eliminated by American John Isner by a score of 1-6, 6-7 (14-16), 6-7 (5-7).

Alexandra Dulgheru, who was competing at the US Open for the first time, was defeated by Belarussian Victoria Azarenka by a score of 1-6, 1-6 in a match that lasted only 64 minutes.

Edina Gallovits was defeated by Italian Flavia Pennetta by a score of 0-6, 4-6.

Raluca Olaru, ranked 54th in the world, lost to Chinese Na Li by a score of 6-7 (4-7), 3-6.

The Romanian players received 19,000 dollars apiece for their participation at the US Open Grand Slam competition.

Inflation reaches two-years high
Romania's annual inflation in August rocketed to 7.58 per cent, the highest figure in the last two years, the National Statistics Institute (INS) said today (Fri).

FDI drops by a third
Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Romania dropped by 36 per cent to 1.9 billion Euros in the first seven months of this year, the central bank said today (Fri).

ING to invest 250mn Euros in regional centre in Transylvania
ING Group is to invest 250 million Euros in the following ten years, for the development of the newly opened regional services centre, in Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania, company officials have announced.

Pharma market boosted in Q2
The pharma market in Romania registered a boost in the second quarter of this year, a report by marketing and sales reports company Cegedim showed yesterday (Thurs).

Romanian TV boss arrested
The owner of TV channel Realitatea TV, Sorin Ovidiu Vintu, and two other people have been put under preventive arrest for 29 days.

Eric Besson: There is no competition between France and Romania
French Immigration minister, Eric Besson, said yesterday (Thurs), during his visit to Bucharest, that there was "no competition" between France and Romania.

Austrian motorist dies in Romania
An Austrian motorist has died while on holiday in southern Romania, according to local press reports.

Cocaine found in shipped party game
A Romanian tried to smuggle almost one kilo of cocaine into Austria from Costa Rica hid in a party game, the Austrian Times has reported today.

Romanian company bosses, last in income rankings
Romanian company bosses have been identified as bottom lights in a European comparison made by Vienna-based business consulting agency Kienbaum Management Consultants, the Austrian Times has reported today.

Romania tries to cover medical-personnel deficit
After the departure of thousands of doctors and nurses from Romanian hospitals for salaries up to ten times higher abroad, leaving a deserted medical system in Romania, the Health Ministry has finally announced new hires in the sector.