Sorana Kirstea faces a very difficult mission in the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Miami, and our athlete spoke about her next opponent in an interview for the official WTA website.

Sorana Kirstya, BIG 3 in women’s tennis and a match with Aryna Sabalenko

Sorana has knocked out big names on the circuit in the US (Indian Wells and Miami Open) and is confident that she can also get a good result against Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenko.

“In my opinion, I think that now we have a great trio with Svyatek, Sabalenka and Rybakina. They play perfectly. I think it’s great to see the matchup between the two week after week. They certainly took tennis to a new level this year.

I know it will be very difficult. But I have won many matches on this American court and I am very confident. I know I can play” – Sorana Kirstea for WTA.

Sorana Kirstea and the recipe for recent success

“Confidence grows with each victory. I knew that Marketa Vondrousova is an awkward player, a very tenacious player. At the same time, I felt that the match was in my hands. At important moments, the service helped me, kept me there or got me out of difficult situations.

I worked so hard to be here. The last few months have been tough, both physically and mentally. It is not easy to work day in and day out and not see results. I continued to believe in what I was doing with Thomas (Johansson). I’m happy because you see the results and most importantly you see the progress in the game” – Sorana Kirstea for DigiSport.

Know:

• Sorana and Arina will meet for the first time at the WTA tournament.

• Qualifying in the quarters is the best result recorded in the career of Sorana Kirstea at the Miami Open.

• By advancing to the quarterfinals of the event in Florida, Sorana secured a prize of $184,465 and 215 points in the WTA ranking.

• A very good move from the tournament in Florida will help Sorana to make an important jump in the world singles hierarchy, in WTA Live our athlete takes 51st place – a jump of 23 positions.

• In the WTA 1000 competitions in which she participated this month (Indian Wells and Miami Open), Sorana Kirstya won 8 and lost only one (to the leader of the world ranking, Poland’s Iga Sviatek).

Sorana Kirstea, excellent performance at the Miami Open

Round I: 7-6(6), 6-2 against Fernanda Contreras Gomez (179 WTA)

Second round: 6-2, 6-3 vs Caroline Garcia (4 WTA / 5 favourite)

Round III: 7-5, 6-1 against Karolina Muchova (55 WTA)

Best result: 7-6(3), 6-4 against Marketa Vondrousova (103 WTA).

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.