Sorana Kirstya seemed to have a perfect match with Yafan Wang (94th in the world), but our athlete “managed” to be eliminated from the first round of the Australian Open 2024, although she was leading 6-0, 3-0.
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Sorana Kirstea defeated by Yafan Wang after leading 6-0, 3-0
The game on Court 13 started in a way that couldn’t have been better for Kirstea. The 22nd favorite in the competition in Melbourne won the first nine games, and reaching the second round looked like a mere formality.
After an almost error-free first set, Sorana took the first lead in the return and the second set, but began to make more and more unforced errors (she finished the match with 31) and Wang played more and more accurately.
Sorana lost her serve five times and made only one break, so Yafan won after almost two hours of play, goal 0-6, 7-5, 6-2.
What at first looked like a good quick win for Sora turned into a nightmarish defeat. Sorana started the match with a bagel before going 3-0 in the second. But after that, Yafan upped her game and Sori didn’t, and it cost her. Yafan Wang beat Sorana Kirstea 0-6, 7-5, 6-2. pic.twitter.com/8KFcORtlHY
— Romanian Tennis (@WTARomania) January 16, 2024
Know:
- Sorana Kirstya suffered 6 defeats in a row in official competitions.
- This was the third meeting between Kirsty and Wang. The Chinese also won at the ITF Saint-Gaudens 2015, and the Romanian won at the WTA Wuhan 2017.
- For participation in the main draw, Sorana Kirstea will receive a check for $81,180 and 10 points in the WTA singles ranking.
- Romania no longer has singles representatives from Australian Open 2024: Sorana Kirstea, Ana Bohdan and Jacqueline Christian eliminated in the first round.
- In the second round, Yafan Wang will meet the winner of the match between Emma Reducanu (296 WTA) and Shelby Rogers (161 WTA).
Australian Open 2024 will be held from January 14 to 28. The reigning champions are Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenko.
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