Sorana Kirstea played a difficult match in the first round of the tournament in Miami. The Romanian took more than two hours to defeat Fernando Contreras Gomez 7-6(6), 6-2.

Sorana’s next opponent is Caroline Garcia, a Romanian who beat her in Indian Wells

Sorana Kirstya qualified for the second round in Miami.

The Romanian, who is ranked 74th in the WTA rankings, needed 2 hours and 3 minutes to overtake Fernando Contreras Gomez (179 WTA).

Eliminated in the quarterfinals of Indian Wells by Iga Svyatek, Sorana did not have an easy match with the Mexican.

In the first set, the Romanian won back after 4-2 and 5-3, and after an hour and 16 minutes she managed to win her first act.

Soran controlled the second set, but here too she had to fight back after 2-1.

As a result, Sorana Kirstea won and advanced to the next round, where she will meet with her old friend Caroline Garcia (5, WTA).

They also met in Indian Wells, where Sorana won in 3 sets (6-4, 4-6, 7-5).

The Miami Open takes place from March 21 to April 2 on hard, is in the “WTA 1000” category and has a total prize pool of $8,800,000. There are 96 players in the main draw, and the reigning champion is Iga Svyatek.