The Top 3 on Day 1 Sorana Cirstea 1. Sabine Lisicki v Sorana Cirstea The match on the womens schedule that gave me the most bother in predicting was the one between Cirstea and Lisicki which is first up on court 13. Both players are known for their streakiness and this match-up has three sets…
Sorana Cirstea produced one of her best performances this year as she beat Dominika Cibulkova in the quarter-finals of Stanford, 6-7 6-2 6-0. Cirstea hit 45 winners to 23 unforced errors although the match was overshadowed by a crazy first set dominated by some appalling officiating that consistently went against Cirstea… just take a look…
The women kicked off the action on the first day of the WTA Mutua Madrid Open with some upsets and epic encounters. The first match to hit the blue clay was the longest one of the day as Marion Bartoli succumbed to Sorana Cirstea in a 6-7 6-4 6-3 loss that lasted just short of…
Sorana Cirstea Sorana Cirstea has shown some promising form in 2012 and despite not playing at her best yesterday, she produced one of her most impressive displays of character to beat Iveta Benesova, 4-6 7-5 7-6 in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open. Benesova looked to have the match in the bag as she served…
Sam Stosur The second round matches in Doha saw the exodus of the seeds as a stunning seven seeded players crashed out of the competition. Sam Stosur was one of the rare few to advance with a hard fought 6-4 7-6 victory over Sorana Cirstea. Stosur lost her first round match at the Australian Open…
Sorana Cirstea Sam Stosur was the only seed to fall at the first hurdle in the bottom half of the women’s draw with a disappointing 7-6 6-3 loss to the Romanian world number 59, Sorana Cirstea. By all accounts, Cirstea played her best match in years and reignited the excitement that many had felt when…
Elena Baltacha pulled of one of the biggest wins of her career by knocking out French Open champion and number 1 seed, Francesca Schiavone in Istanbul. Overall, its been a fantastic year for Baltacha who picked up her first win earlier this year over a top 10 player when she defeated Na Li at Indian…
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