Sorana Kirstea has learned the name of the opponent she will face in the second round of the US Open 2022, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year.
Sorana Kirstea v Belinda Bencic in the second round of the US Open 2022
Our athlete, who is ranked 37th in the world, has a difficult mission at Flushing Meadows: she will play against Swiss Belinda Bencic (13th favorite).
The Tokyo Olympic champion was defeated by Andrea Petkovich (104 WTA) after two hours and 11 minutes of play.
It could be the last match of her career for the German, who has announced she will retire after the 2022 US Open but indicated she may play one more tournament in Europe before the end of the year.
Sorana and Belinda met twice at the WTA tournament, and each time our athlete won: 7-5, 6-2 at Grampians Trophy 2021 (Melbourne) and 6-2, (3)6-7, 6-4 at Cincinnati-2022.
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.
Source: Hot News RO
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