Sorana Kirstya respected her favorite status and won the match against Kimberly Birrell, taking the 115th place in the world ranking. Our athlete performs in the second round of Indian Wells, where she will meet with the finalist of the Grand Slam tournament.
Sorana Kirstea, match with Madison Keys in the second round at Indian Wells
Kirstea (WTA No. 83) took one hour and 21 minutes to see off the Australian qualifier 6-3, 6-2.
In the second round, Sorana will face Madison Keys, the world number 20, the 19th favorite and a Grand Slam finalist at the US Open in 2017 (she was defeated in the Arthur Ashe final by compatriot Sloane Stephens).
We will remind that Sorana is the only representative of Romanian tennis in Indian Wells after Iryna Begu was defeated in the first round by Linda Noskova (54 WTA).
Indian Wells will be held from March 6-19 on hard and 96 players have started in the two main draws. The contest offers $8,800,000 each for men and women. Titled champions – Taylor Fritz and Iga Svyatek.
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