Sorana Cîrstea is set to play Aryna Sabalenka in the third round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Rome. The match started at 17:10 local time and is available on Digi Sport 4.
Cîrstea’s Path to the Third Round
Cîrstea secured her place in the third round with a win over Tatjana Maria. She won 6-2, 6-0 in just 55 minutes.
Sabalenka’s Second Round Victory
Aryna Sabalenka started her Rome tournament run with a victory over Barbora Krejcikova. Sabalenka won the match 6-2, 6-3 in one hour and 25 minutes.
Sabalenka Takes the First Set
Sabalenka won the first set 6-2 in 35 minutes. She demonstrated her dominance early in the match.
Sabalenka took a 5-2 lead in the first set. She then served for the set after the break.
Sabalenka extended her lead to 4-2 with a hold of serve. Cîrstea then won a difficult game on her own serve, making the score 3-2.
Sabalenka secured the first break of the match to lead 2-1. She then consolidated the break to make it 3-1.
Cîrstea held her serve in the opening game. Sabalenka then immediately levelled the score.
Potential Opponent in the Round of 16
The winner of the Cîrstea and Sabalenka match will face Linda Noskova in the round of 16 of the WTA 1000 Rome. Noskova defeated Oleksandra Oliynykova with a score of 6-1, 6-3.