Sorana Kirstea (ranked 74 in the world) will play on Friday in the second round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Miami against the French Caroline Garcia, the fifth favorite of the competition from Florida.

Sorana Kirstea vs. Caroline Garcia, second matchup in as many days

This will be the fourth match of the day at the Grandstand, WTA Miami’s second largest arena.

Before the match between Sorana and Caroline, the following matches will take place: JJ Wolfe – Andriy Rublev (ATP), Varvara Grachova – Ons Jaber (WTA) and Robin Montgomery – Madison Keys (WTA).

The Kirstea-Garcia match could start somewhere at 10:00 p.m. The deputy can be watched live on Digisport.

Know:

• For reaching the second round, Sorana Kirstea received $30,885 and 35 WTA points in the singles ranking.

• First round action: Sorana Kirstea vs. Fernanda Contreras Gomez 7-6(6), 6-2.

• In the women’s singles, Romania had two more representatives, but Ana Bohdan and Iryna Begu were already eliminated.

Kirstea vs. Garcia 1-2

Sorana Kirstea and Caroline Garcia met three times, the score 2:1 in favor of the Frenchwoman.

However, it should be remembered that in the last direct match just a few days ago in Indian Wells, our player won.

2023 Indian Wells: Kirstea vs. Garcia 6-4, 4-6, 7-5

2019, Madrid: Kirstea vs. Garcia 4-6, 3-6, 6-1

2017, Toronto: Kirstea vs. Garcia 2-6, 7-6(4), 4-6

The Miami Open takes place from March 21 to April 2 on hard, is part of 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.