​Sorana Kirstya left the tournament in Adelaide in the 1/8 finals, our player was defeated in two sets by the main favorite of the “WTA 500” competition Ons Jabert.

Sorana Kirstea lost to Ons Jabert at the WTA in Adelaide

In the first set, Sorana played on par with the world’s second racket. Both athletes were down serve twice, but Ons quickly broke away in the tiebreak to win 7-3.

The second set was a monologue for the Tunisian and Jabert (a Wimbledon and 2022 US Open finalist) wrapped up the match 6-1 after an hour and 18 minutes of play.

Know:

• An eighth-place finish earns Sorana Kirstea a check for $11,145 and 55 points in the WTA singles rankings.

• Ons Jaber will fight for the semi-finals of the tournament in Australia with Marta Kostiuk (69 WTA).

• Romania is also represented in Adelaide by Iryna Begu, who beat Russian Veronika Kudermetova in the quarters.

WTA Adelaide, quarterfinals

Ons Jabeur (1) – Marta Kostyuk

Linda Noskova – Victoria Azarenka

Iryna Begu – Veronika Kudermetova (4)

Marketa Vondrousova – Aryna Sabalenko (2).

WTA Adelaide is part of the WTA 500 category, the competition is held from January 1 to 8 on hard, the total prize money is $826,837, and the title champion is Karolina Pliskova (in 2020).