​Sorana Kirstya will debut on Tuesday at the US Open 2022, our athlete will meet the German Laura Siegemund (44 WTA) in the first round of the Grand Slam in New York. The match is broadcast in LiveBLOG format on HotNews.ro.

The match can be watched live on Eurosport.

Sorana Kirstea – Laura Siegemund 2-1, in the first round of the US Open 2022

The match has started: Sorana serves first. Although he had problems with the first points (15-30), Sorana came back and scored first in the table (1-0). Our athlete takes advantage of several mistakes of her opponent and makes the first break (with a winning return – 2-0). Sorana tries to take control, but alternates good shots with errors and her opponent comes back (2-1).

Two players warm up.

The winner of this match will play the winner of the match between Andrea Petkovic (104 WTA) and Belinda Bencic (favorite 13) in the next round.

Kirstya and Siegemund have met twice at WTA tournaments, sharing their victories. The last direct match in 2019 in Miami, where the German won, the score 4-6, 7-5, 7-5.

Also on Tuesday, Iryna Begu will meet Elise Mertens (33 WTA). The Romanian’s game will be his third on Court 14 and could start around 9:30 p.m.

We will remind, on Monday, Simona Halep was unexpectedly knocked out by Daria Snigur (124 WTA, a qualifier) ​​with a score of 2-6, 6-0, 6-4. At the same time, Gabriela Ruse overtook Daria Saville, and Jacqueline Christian was soundly defeated by the second favorite, Anette Kontaveit.

The 2022 US Open will be held from August 29 to September 11, and highlights from Flushing Meadows will be LiveText on HotNews.ro. In Romania, the competition can be watched live on Eurosport.