Sorana Kirstea produced a superb match in the second round of the WTA 1000 in Miami, eliminating fifth seed Caroline Garcia 6-2, 6-3.

Sorana Kirstea eliminated Caroline Garcia at the WTA in Miami

It took the Romanian only one hour and 19 minutes to defeat the Frenchwoman, who is ranked 4th in the world.

The first set was up to Sorana, who eventually slowed down a bit. In the second set, Garcia seemed to be able to recover, but after 3-3, the athlete from Romania easily broke free.

Sorana Kirstea (74 WTA) will meet Karolina Mukhova (55 WTA) in the third round of WTA Miami.

Know:

• Sorana Kirstea received $55,770 and 65 WTA singles points for qualifying in the third round.

• First round action: Sorana Kirstea vs. Fernanda Contreras Gomez 7-6(6), 6-2.

• In the women’s singles, Romania had two more representatives, but Ana Bohdan and Iryna Begu were already eliminated.

Kirstea vs Garcia 2-2

Sorana Kirstea and Caroline Garcia met four more times, after this game the score was 2-2.

However, it should be remembered that in the last direct match just a few days ago in Indian Wells, our player won.

2023 Indian Wells: Kirstea vs. Garcia 6-4, 4-6, 7-5

2019, Madrid: Kirstea vs. Garcia 4-6, 6-3, 1-6

2017, Toronto: Kirstea vs. Garcia 2-6, 7-6(4), 4-6

The Miami Open takes place from March 21 to April 2 on hard, is in the “WTA 1000” category and has a total prize pool of $8,800,000. There are 96 players in the main draw, and the reigning champion is Iga Svyatek.