Rain was the main character in Miami and turned a day of tennis upside down. Sorana Kirstea’s match with Sloane Stephens was interrupted when our athlete was leading 5:2. The dispute will resume on Saturday.

Sorana KirsteaPhoto: Jürgen Hasenkopf / imago sportfotodienst / Profimedia

The start of Sorana’s match against Sloane Stephens was postponed several times due to rain, and the match ended up being delayed.

However, they did not play much, only after 22 minutes the match was interrupted due to weather conditions.

Seeded 19th in Miami, Kirsta had the start she wanted. She made two breaks, quickly broke away to 4-0, and her attacking game put the American in trouble.

By the time play was suspended, Sloane had recovered one of the breaks and by the time the rain came it was 5-2 in favor of Sorana.

The match should resume on Saturday.

During this time, Kirstea and Stephens met four times with a score of 2-2.

The American recently won the last direct match in Indian Wells. It was 6-0, 7-5 for the 2017 US Open champion.