Sorana Cîrstea, 64th place in the WTA standings, was eliminated on Friday, September 26, in the second round of the Beijing tennis tournament, an important competition in the WTA 1000 series, equipped with prizes of nearly $ 9 million.
Sorana Cîrstea, eliminated from Beijing Photo/Archives Adevărul
The Romanian lost in two sets, 2-6, 3-6, against the Czech of Karoline Muchova, the world number 15. The two met last month at the US Open, where Muchova again defeated it, after a much more balanced match.
The Beijing match lasted under an hour and a half. Muchova served a single ace and did not make mistakes at work, while Sorana had four aces, but also three double mistakes.
In total, Muchova has won 7 of the 8 matches played so far with Sorana Cîrstea. In the next round, the Czech player will meet Paula Badosa in Spain, the world number 18.
Romania only has Gabriela Ruse on the main panel
Gabriela Ruse, the 98th in the world, was also qualified in the second round of the Beijing tournament. On Saturday, September 27, the Romanian player will meet the American Emma Navarro, the number 17 WTA and Favorite 16.
Results on Friday from Beijing second round:
Jasmine Paolini (Italy/n.6)-Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) 6-1, 6-3
Sofia Kenin (US/N.27)-Polina Kudemetova (Russia) 6-4, 6-2
Veronika Kudemetova (Russia/n.24)-Anna Bondar (Hungary) 7-5, 6-3
Marie Bouzkova (Czech)-Magda Linette (Poland/N.33) 7-5, 7-5
Paula Badosa (Spain/n.18)-Antonia Ruzic (Croatia) 6-3, 7-6 (7/2)
Amanda Anisimova (US/N.3)-Katie Boulter (UK) 6-1, 6-3
Elena Rîbakina (Kazakhstan/N.8)-Caty Mcnally (USA) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
Eva Lys (Germany)-IVA Jovic (US/N.32) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
McCartney Kessler (US)-Elise Mertens (Belgium/N.20) 6-2, 6-4
Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic)-Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia/n.9) 7-5, 6-2
Leylah Fernandez (Canada/n.25)-Maria Sakkari (Greece) 6-2, 6-0
Coco Gauff (US/N.2)-Kamilla Rahimova (Russia) 6-4, 6-0
Karolina Muchova (Czech Republic/n.13)-Sorana Cîrstea (Romania) 6-2, 6-3.
