Sorana Kirstya and Petra Kvitova have already met 10 times in world competitions, and on Friday they will fight for a place in the grand final at the Miami Open, a tournament of the “WTA 1000” category.

Petra Kvitova and the match of veterans with Sorana Kirstea

On Friday, Kvitova only praised her opponent. Both players were born in 1990: Petra – March 8, Sorana – April 7.

“It’s nice to play against Sorana Kirstea, a player who is also in form like me. We fought beautiful battles over time and prepared for the tournament together.

It’s amazing to me that someone in their 30s is still playing this well. Nice, it will be fun.

I am happy for Sorana, for the way she is playing, she is in exceptional form. It will be extremely nice to meet her again” – Petra Kvitovaquoted by wtatennis.com.

Petra Kvitova triumphed at Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014 (29 titles to her credit), and her highest WTA ranking was second place (October 31, 2011). During her career, the athlete from the Czech Republic won 614 matches and lost 280, and received 35.3 million dollars from tennis prizes.

Sorana Kirstya wants to surprise Petra Kvitova, a player she knows very well

Sorana explained what she needed to do to beat Petra and talked about how her game has changed over the past 10 years (she was a Rogers Cup finalist in 2013).

“We know each other very well, me and her. I think we know our game inside out. It will be interesting, I have to be smart, play hard, but at the same time surprise her. It will be a good opportunity and a high level match.

I am a much better player now, more complete (not compared to 2013). I am also much better physically. I think the mentality is very different.

I am much older now. I have a different peace, a different look at things. I am glad that during all this time I managed to improve and always surpass myself” – Sorana Kirsteain an interview with DigiSport.

Petra Kvitova leads 6-4 against Sorana Kirstea

Sorana Kirstya and Petra Kvitova have met ten times so far, the Czech player won six duels.

2022, Cincinnati: 6-2, 6-3 for Kvitova

2022, Australian Open: 6-2, 6-2 on Kirstea

2021 Australian Open: 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 on Kirstea

2016, Wimbledon: 6-0, 6-4 for Kvitova

2014, Madrid: 6-1, 5-7, 7-6(4) for Kvitova

2013, Toronto: 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 over Kirstea

2012, Rome: 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 for Kvitova

2010, Copenhagen: 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 over Kirstea

2010, Wimbledon: 6-2, 6-2 for Kvitova

2008, Budapest: 6-2, 6-4 for Kvitova.

Sorana Kirstea, excellent performance at the Miami Open

Round I: 7-6(6), 6-2 against Fernanda Contreras Gomez (179 WTA)

II round: 6-2, 6-3 against Caroline Garcia (4 WTA)

Round III: 7-5, 6-1 against Karolina Muchova (55 WTA)

Best result: 7-6(3), 6-4 against Marketa Vondrousova (103 WTA).

Quarters: 6-4, 6-4 against Aryna Sabalenko (2 WTA).

Know:

• The winner of this match will battle for the trophy with Olena Rybakina (WTA 7), after the Wimbledon champion defeated Jessica Pegula (WTA 3), 7-6(3), 6-4.

• The presence in the semifinals of the tournament in Miami is the second best result of Sorana Kirstea’s career, after reaching the final of the Rogers Cup in 2013 (then she was defeated by Serena Williams).

• The qualification to the semifinals is the best result recorded in the career of Sorana Kirstea at the Miami Open. She also beat a WTA Top 2 player for the first time.

• By advancing to the semifinals of the competition in Florida, Sorana secured a prize of $352,635 and 390 points in the WTA singles ranking.

• A very good move from the tournament in Florida will help Sorana to make an important jump in the world singles hierarchy, in WTA Live our athlete takes 41st place – a jump of 33 positions.

• Sorana Kirstea is the first player outside the WTA Top 50 to win at least 9 main draw matches at the Sunshine Double (4 in Indian Wells and 5 in Miami) in the same year.

The Miami Open takes place from March 21 to April 2 on hard, is part of the “WTA 1000” category and has a total prize pool of $8,800,000. There are 96 players in the main draw, and the reigning champion is Iga Svyatek.