Sorana Kirstya (44 WTA) was stopped in the second round of the tournament “WTA 1000” in Madrid after losing in two sets to Aryna Sabalenko (2 WTA) with the score of 6-4, 6-3.
Sorana Kirstea, defeat by Aryna Sabalenko at WTA Madrid
Belarus took revenge on Sorana after being eliminated from the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Miami less than a month ago.
The champion of the Australian Open-2023 started the first set strongly, but the Romanian equalized and at 4-4 she did not give up.
In the second set, Sorana Kirstya lost three serves, and the Belarusian was much more focused in order not to turn the match into a deciding set.
The game lasted one hour and 23 minutes.
On the way to the second round, Soran Kirstja remains with a prize of 27,045 euros and 35 points in the WTA singles ranking.
In the third round, Aryna Sabalenko will meet with Colombian Camila Osorio (115 WTA).
The WTA Mutua Madrid Open takes place from April 25 to May 7 on clay in the Caja Magica complex. It is in the WTA 1000 category, has a total prize money of US$7,652,174, and the title holder is Ons Jabert. Simona Halep won in 2016 and 2017.
Source: Hot News
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