Unfortunately, Sorana Kirstea left the Roland Garros tournament in the first round, and at the end of the match with Jasmin Paolini (5-7, 6-2, 2-6) she talked about physical problems that left her without energy. The 30th favorite in Paris said that she tried to reduce the points precisely because of stomach pains that did not give her rest.

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Sorana Kirstea and the stomach problems that ruined her day at Roland Garros

At one point, Sorana requested the intervention of a physical therapist, and our athlete was given a sugar-based supplement for great energy.

Sorana clarified the issue of lack of energy, the player talked about the stomach problems that arose on Tuesday morning.

“I had stomach problems and unfortunately they left me with no strength, I could barely stand. I tried my best but no luck because until yesterday I was fine and today I woke up and I wasn’t too great but I said I can go I tried but the energy level was extremely extreme at the bottom. Had pretty big stomach problems, but no, it’s part of life, what to do.

Feeling that I lacked the necessary energy, I tried to make the changes as short as possible, not to take very long breaks between points, so that everything went much faster. But my game is a little different and then I had to play faster because I didn’t have enough energy. Regardless, we had a set point at 5-4 in the first set and if we had taken it, it would have been a different situation. It’s a shame because I could have recovered by Thursday, but such is life.

I spent the second set quite well, aggressively, I went on the court. Then the start of the third set was a little weak, and after he had already distanced himself, after breaking, he already had a score of 3-1. Here I felt that she started to accelerate and it was quite difficult for me to catch up.

Paolina has her own game and I think she plays the same match after match, she played what I expected but I didn’t have clarity because I didn’t have energy. I made a lot of mistakes, it wasn’t a great day.

It was nice to play today, the conditions didn’t affect me (not that it was really hot in Paris and Sorana had stomach problems).

My one serve wasn’t going too well, I had to play with two quite a lot. As I said, I believe the match was played at that set point, 5-4. If we took it, it was a different story. These defeats are a part of life, and we must accept them as we accept victories” – Sorana Kirstea.

What awaits Soran Kirstea after the departure from Roland Garros 2023

Sorana also talked about what will be on her calendar for this season. He will not take a break, he will continue to train, and the next goal is the grass season, which is knocking on the door.

“I will probably continue to train, try to recover physically and get back on the grass: Birmingham, Eastbourne and Wimbledon.

I asked for something with sugar, something I don’t usually ask for a quick pick me up, but no, I tried all kinds of tricks to give myself the best chance today.

I expected a much longer Roland Garros with a much better result. I’m pretty mature at this point, minding my own business, minding my own business. Results are the moments when they come, the moments when I say that your work is not necessarily rewarded. How today went, I worked quite a lot last week and had a day like today with health issues.

It’s a shame, it’s normal that the soul hurts for all the work, and especially for the fact that we played well, but I say again, this is part of life, and we learn” – Sorana Kirstea.

Sorana Cîrstea, about this year’s grass season

Kirstia said that she can hardly wait for the season on grass, that this surface emphasizes her qualities well, and she also named the tournaments in which she will play in the next period: Birmingham, Eastbourne and Wimbledon.

“It’s a coverage that gives me an edge that I like. Every year I feel more comfortable and I am excited to start the grass season again, even though it is a very short season.

I’m a player who can play well on any surface, we’ll see. I hope for a good preparation, we are moving forward, the country has no end. And in life it happens that you work on something and it does not work out, and the work is useless. But we move on, it’s the beautiful and ugly part of sports. Regardless of the result, you keep working, doing your job.

We are moving forward with our heads held high and, so to speak, with a lesson learned” – Sorana Kirsteaduring a press conference with Romanian journalists accredited to Roland Garros.

Know:

• Romania has only one representative in women’s singles from Roland Garros 2023: Irina Bega.