​Sorana Kirstya helped the Falcons win the match against the Hawks with a score of 27-24, our athlete won two matches in the World Tennis League, including the one against Iga Svyatek, the leader of the WTA hierarchy.

In the doubles match, Sorana Kirstya defeated Iga Svyatek

Kirstia made a great debut at the tournament in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) and won the mixed doubles match, in which she beat the American Taylor Fritz: 6-2 against Hubert Hurkacz / Caroline Garcia (Poland / France).

Together with Olena Rybakina, Sorana beat the last winners of the Tournament of Champions — Igo Svyatek and Karolin Garcia — with a score of 6:4.

Kasper Ruud defeated Taylor Fritz 6-1, and Iga Sviatek won the match against Elena Rybakina 6-4, but the Kazakh took revenge in a “shoot-out” (tie-break match – the first to 9 points) and posted 10 – 8 in front of Poland.

Also on Thursday, the Kites beat the Eagles 27-22.

World Tennis League, four teams

The tournament invites 16 of the best ATP and WTA players, who are divided into four teams.

Hawks: Iga Sviatek (1 WTA), Caroline Garcia (20 WTA), Kasper Ruud (11 ATP), Hubert Gurkach (9 ATP)

Falcons: Sumit Nagal (138 ATP), Taylor Fritz (10 ATP), Sorana Kirstea (26 WTA), Olena Rybakina (4 WTA)

Eagles: Daniil Medvedev (3 ATP), Andriy Rublev (5 ATP), Mirra Andreeva (57 WTA), Sofia Kenin (33 WTA)

kites: Stefanos Tsitsipas (6 ATP), Grigor Dimitrov (14 ATP), Aryna Sabalenko (2 WTA), Paula Badosa (64 WTA).

World Tennis League, competition schedule

December 22: Falcons vs. Kites (1 p.m.) and Eagles vs. Hawks (4 p.m.)

December 23: Eagles vs Falcons (1pm) and Kites vs Hawks (4pm)

December 24: grand final (1st place vs. 2nd place).

Organizers of the competition in the United Arab Emirates say that it is “not just a tennis tournament, but a global phenomenon that is redefining the world of sports and entertainment year after year.”

After the concert in Abu Dhabi, the best artists will perform: 50 Cent (December 21), Akon & Ne-Yo (December 22), UB40, The Original Wailers and The Trojan Sound System (December 23).