​Sorana Kirstya reached the third round of the “WTA 1000” tournament in Indian Wells, our athlete took advantage of her opponent’s refusal after only one set.

Sorana Kirstea, in the third round after the elimination of Madison Keys

Sorana (WTA No. 83) got off to a great start against Madison Keys (WTA No. 20, No. 19), taking a 5-0 lead and winning the first set 6-1.

The American (a 2017 U.S. Open finalist) called a medical timeout, said she felt dizzy, and declared the loss after 29 minutes of play.

In the third round, Kirstya will meet Bernarda Pera (43 WTA), after the American pulled off a surprise save of three match points in the second set to beat Russia’s Ludmila Samsonova (12th seed) 2-6, 7-6(8), 7-6(6) . .

Sorana Kirstea once again continued her excellent play to open the match by winning the 1st set. But between sets, Madison had a medical timeout when I saw her mention that she was feeling sick and eventually retire from the match. Sorana Kirstea beat Madison Keys 6-1, 0-0 Exit. pic.twitter.com/HN9Uf87zpI

— Romanian Tennis (@WTARomania) March 12, 2023

Know:

• For reaching the third round in Indian Wells, Sorana Kirstea will receive 65 points in the WTA singles ranking and a check for $55,770.

• Kirstea and Pera have never met before in WTA tournaments.

• 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.