Sloane Stephens vs Sorana Kirstea, the WTA 1000 second round tie in Miami (FL, USA) is scheduled for Friday, March 22 at 5:00 p.m. and will be broadcast live on Digi Sport 2.

Sloane Stephens (USA, 41 WTA), who is going through a difficult moment in her career, and Sorana Kirstia, the only Romanian left in the main draw in Miami, will meet in one of the most interesting matches of the tournament in Florida (two more meet twice in 2024 ).

Sloane Stephens (USA, 41 WTA) started the new year with the third round of qualifying at the Australian Open, where she was eliminated by Anna Kalinska (7-6, 1-6, 4-6), and then quickly lost in Doha (in the first round even with Sorana Kirstea), in Dubai and in Austin (each time in the second round).

Before the Miami Open, Sloane Stephens reached the third round in Indian Wells, defeating Mayar Sherif (7-5, 6-3) and Sorana Kirstea (6-0, 7-5), before later going out to Daria Kasatkina (6-2, 4-6, 4-6).

2017 US Open winner Sloane Stephens cruised past Angelique Kerber (Germany, 342 WTA) in straight sets in the first round in Miami 6-2, 6-3.

Sorana Kirstia (Romania, 24 WTA) this year managed to reach the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai, where she lost to Jasmine Paolini (2-6, 6-7), but this year she also reached the quarter-finals in Abu Dhabi and the second round in Doha

Attention, Sorana Kirstea was among the “victims” of 2024 important names in the WTA circuit, such as Caroline Garcia, Maria Sakkari, Donna Vekic, Sloane Stevens, Marketa Vondrousova, Sofia Kenin and Veronika Kudermetova!

Sorana Kirstya took advantage of the excellent rating in the WTA hierarchy and was free in the first round of the tournament in Miami.

The winner of the match between Sloane Stephens and Sorana Kirstea will play in the third round with the winner of the match between Daria Kasatkina (Russia, 11 WTA) and Claire Liu (USA, 114 WTA).

So far, the two athletes have met four times, and each of them has won twice: Sorana Kirstea in 2013 in Dubai (5-7, 6-3, 6-2) and in 2024 in Doha (6-4, 6-2). , and Sloane Stephens in 2022 at Roland Garros (3-6, 6-2, 6-0) and in 2024 at Indian Wells (6-0, 7-5).

Superbet offers odds of 2.50 on Total Sets over 2.5: Three Sets, regardless of winner, in the Sloane Stephens – Soran Kirstea match.

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