Sorana Kirstya advanced to the second round of the WTA tournament in Dubai, defeating Sofia Kenin in straight sets 6-3, 7-6(2).
Sorana Kirstea defeated Sofia Kenin in the first round of WTA Dubai
Sorana Kirstea got off to a good start at the WTA tournament in Dubai.
The athlete, who is ranked 22nd in the WTA hierarchy, beat Sofia Kenin (45th WTA) in two sets, following the results of the match, which lasted one hour and 46 minutes.
In the next round, Sorana will meet the winner of the duel between Veronika Kudermetova (18 WTA) and Dayana Yastremska (26 WTA).
The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships runs from February 18 to 24 on hard, is part of the “WTA 1000” category and has a total prize pool of $3,211,715. Simona Halep won the tournament in 2015 and 2020, and the reigning champion is Barbora Krejcikova.
The main favorites from Dubai: Iga Svyatek (1), Aryna Sabalenko (2), Coco Gauf (3), Olena Rybakina (4), Ons Jaber (5), Qinwen Zheng (6), Marketa Vondrousova (7), Maria Sakkari ( 8).
Source: Hot News
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