Sorana Kirstia will be in the WTA Dubai Round of 16 following her success against Russia’s Kudermetova, and the Romanian’s next opponent comes with a lot of momentum after springing the surprise of the tournament so far.

Donna Vekic, match with Sorana Kirstea after a resounding success with Aryna Sabalenko

Sorana Kirstya beat Veronika Kudermetova 6-1, 6-4 in the second round, and just after that Donna Vekic also reached the last 16 after a stunning success against Arina Sabalenko.

The match between Sorana and Donna Vekic will take place on February 21 at 10 a.m.

Who is Donna Vekich?

Currently, Donna Vekic is ranked 31st in the WTA rankings, and on November 4, 2019, she reached 19th place.

She is a quarterfinalist at the 2019 US Open and 2023 Australian Open.

In her career, Donna Vekic won tournaments in Kuala Lumpur (2014), Nottingham (2017), Courmayeur (2021) and Monterrey (2023).

Head-to-head balance between Sorana Kirstea and Donna Vekic

2013 WTA Birmingham

Sorana Kirstea – Donna Vekic 2-6, 1-6

2015 ITF Contrexville

Donna Vekic – Sorana Kirstea 7-6(4), 5-7, 4-6

US Open 2015 qualifying tournament

Sorana Kirstea – Donna Vekic 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-4

2017 WTA Bel

Donna Vekic – Sorana Kirstea 6-4, 6-1

2022 WTA Birmingham

Donna Vekic – Sorana Kirstea 7-5, 3-6, 4-6

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/eliminated), Coco Gauff (3), Olena Rybakina (4), Ons Jaber (5/eliminated), Qinwen Zheng (6), Marketa Vondrousova (7). . ), Maria Sakkari (8).