Athlete of the Week on RRI – Tennis player Sorana Cîrstea

Cîrstea has reached the US Open quarterfinals

Steliu Lambru, 05.09.2023, 13:45

The US Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year is underway in Flushing Meadows. In 2023, Romanias best result was grabbed by Sorana Cîrstea, who entered the main draw directly due to being ranked 30 in the womens singles standings. In the first round, Cîrstea eliminated Karla Day of the USA, 6-2, 6-3. In the second round, Cîrstea ousted Anna Kalinskaya of Russia, 6-3, 6-4. In the third round, Sorana had a more difficult match against Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, whom she knocked out in three sets, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4. In the round of 16, Cîrstea eased past Belinda Bencic of Switzerland in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. In the quarterfinals, Sorana is playing Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic. So far, Cîrstea has secured a 455-thousand-dollar check and 430 WTA points. This is the second time Cîrstea qualifies to a Grand Slam quarterfinal, after the 2009 tournament in Roland Garros, when she was only 19.

Sorana Cîrsteas feat at US Open is not a surprise. The Romanian player has upped her game and grabbed very good results of late. This year she reached the quarterfinals at Indian Wells and the semi-finals in Miami. For her remarkable performance, we have designated Sorana Cîrstea Athlete of the Week.

Sorana Cîrstea was born on April 7, 1990 in Târgoviște. She turned pro in 2006. She has won two WTA tournaments, Tashkent in 2008 and Istanbul 13 years later. In 2013 she climbed onto the highest position in WTA standings, 21. She then sustained a number of injures that kept her away from the courts, but in recent years Sorana made a spectacular comeback. According to WTA, Sorana has so far earned 8 million USD from tennis. (VP)