Sorana Kirstya stopped at the stage of the WTA semifinals in Miami, where our athlete was defeated in two sets with the score 7-5, 6-4 by the two-time winner of the Grand Slam tournaments Petra Kvitova.

Sorana Kirstea criticizes her poor spell at the end of the first set

At the end of the match, Kirstya explained in an intervention on Digisport, where she lost the match with Kvitova. Sorana led the first match 5-2, also winning two set points.

“If I had to complain about anything, it’s the games from 5-4 for me to 7-5, 2-0 for her. This is where I felt I lost the game a bit.

She became much freer, played much more daringly. Then I tried to go back, but it was too late.

I’m leaving with a smile on my face, two good tournaments from my side (minus Indian Wells and Miami). I lost in Indian Wells to No. 1 and here in Petra after a match that I think was in hand.

The level is there, and this gives me confidence in future tournaments” – Sorana Kirsteain an intervention for Digisport.

What’s next for Sorana: break – won’t play in Charleston, will return to soil in Madrid

After two successful tournaments on the American hard court in Indian Wells and Miami, a break will come for Sorana Kirstea.

Although she was registered for the tournament in Charleston, our athlete will no longer be playing on American soil, she will return to the circuit on the occasion of the competition at Caja Magica: Madrid, WTA 1000 category (debuts in April). 24).

Know:

• Petra Kvitova (WTA 12) will battle for the trophy with Elena Rybakina (WTA 7) after the 2022 Wimbledon champion defeated Jessica Pegula (WTA 3) 7-6(3), 6-4.

• The presence in the semifinals of the tournament in Miami is the second best result of Sorana Kirstea’s career, after reaching the final of the Rogers Cup in 2013 (then she was defeated by Serena Williams).

• The qualification to the semifinals is the best result recorded in the career of Sorana Kirstea at the Miami Open. Also, for the first time, she defeated an athlete from the Top-2 WTA (Aryna Sabalenko).

• For reaching the semifinals of the competition in Florida, Sorana will receive a check for $352,635 and 390 points in the WTA singles ranking.

• A very good move at the tournament in Florida will help Sorana to make an important jump in the world singles hierarchy: from Monday, April 3, our athlete will occupy 41st place (a jump of 33 positions).

• Sorana Kirstea is the first player outside the WTA Top 50 to win at least 9 main draw matches at the Sunshine Double (4 in Indian Wells and 5 in Miami) in the same year.