Sorana Kirstea reached the 1/8 finals of the US Open 2023, our athlete won a special victory over Olena Rybakina (fourth favorite and Wimbledon champion last year).

Sorana KirsteaPhoto: Brad Penner/AP/Profimedia

Sorana Kirstea, victory with Olena Rybakina at US Open 2023

At the Louis Armstrong Arena, both players had a tight match, changing the score and a total of 66 game-winning shots.

After two hours and 48 minutes, Soran won 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-4.

The plot of the Louis Armstrong match between Kirstea and Rybakina

The first set was one in which the difference was provided by the only break that Sorani managed to make it 2-1 in his favor. The leg ended with a score of 6-3, Kirstya showed a serious evolution from the very beginning.

There were two breaks in the second set (one from each side) and the tiebreak ended in a draw. Rybakina served better, was more inspired, broke away at 4-0, but Sorana came back and restored the tie (4-4). However, the end of the set was in favor of Elena: 8-6.

The real concert of breaks was decisive: there were seven of them in total. Kerstya led consecutively with scores of 2-0, 3-1 and 4-1. Rybakina broke back to make it 4-3 and then took three games.

Sorana was the player with the best finish of the match, and the scoreboard proved her right: 6-4.

Know:

  • For a place in the quarters at Flushing Meadows, Sorana Kirstea will fight with Belinda Bencic (Olympic champion). The Swiss beat Lin Zhu (7-6(1), 2-6, 6-3).
  • This round of 16 qualification is Sorana’s best result in US Open career.
  • At the moment, Kerstya earned a check for 284 thousand dollars and 240 points in the singles hierarchy of the WTA.
  • In WTA Live, Sorana Kirstya rose three positions, in real time she is on 27th place (1570 points).