Sorana Kirstya is through to the quarter-finals of the WTA Abu Dhabi tournament after a thrilling 6-2, 6-1 win over Maria Sakkari.
Sorana Kirstea, success before Maria Sakkari
Sorana Kirstya is a quarter-finalist in Abu Dhabi after another exceptional victory.
Ranked 26th in the WTA rankings, Sorana defeated Maria Sakkari (9th WTA) in straight sets at the end of the match, which lasted one hour and 16 minutes.
20th win in the top 10 of her career uD83DuDC4F@sorana_cirstea all smiles as she knocks out #3 seed Sakkari!#MubadalaAbuDhabiOpen pic.twitter.com/zOIkkIAUty
— wta (@WTA) February 7, 2024
In the quarters, Sorana will face Daria Kasatkina (14 WTA), who advanced to this phase of the competition thanks to a straight set success against Ashlina Kruger (82 WTA), score 6-3, 7-5.
For qualifying in the quarters, Sorana will receive a check for $24,910 and 108 points in the WTA singles ranking.
The Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open takes place from February 5 to 11 on hard, is part of the WTA 500 category, has a total prize pool of $922,573, and the title champion is Belinda Bencic (2023).
The main favorites from Abu Dhabi are Olena Rybakina (1), Ons Jaber (2), Maria Sakkari (3, eliminated) and Barbora Krejchikova.
Source: Hot News
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