​Sorana Kirstya reached the 1/8 finals of the tournament in Adelaide (category WTA 500) on Tuesday after defeating the Swiss Victoria Golubic (score 6-0, 7-6).

Sorana Kirstea, match with Ons Jabert in the 1/8 finals of WTA Adelaide

Soran, ranked 45th in the world, entered the match decisively, and the opponent from Switzerland was caught off guard by the attacking momentum of our player. Kirstya won 6-0 in the first set, being very strong in the main game.

The return match began with the first game won by Victoria in the match, which has a special value – a break.

Fortunately, Sorana did not allow her opponent to block the scoreboard, imposing herself immediately from the rematch (1-1).

From that moment, the serve went one on one, and with the score 4-3, Kerstya made two “tied” break points (15-40). Unfortunately, he did not judge them as he should have, and Golubych got out of a very difficult situation.

At the tie-break, a draw finally took place: Kerstya played accurately, and the score (7:1) speaks for itself. The game lasted an hour and 45 minutes.

Know:

• Qualifying for the round of 16 will earn Sorana Kirstea a check for $11,145 and 55 points in the WTA singles rankings.

• For a place in the quarters, Sorani Kirstea will have to fight with Ons Jabert (2 WTA and the main favorite of the race from Australia). The player from Tunisia marked two Grand Slam finals in 2022, both of which she lost (Olena Rybakinia at Wimbledon and Iza Sviatek at the US Open).

WTA Adelaide is part of the WTA 500 category, it is contested from January 1 to 8 on hard, has a total prize pool of $826,837, and the title champion is Karolina Pliskova (in 2020).