Unstoppable! Sorana Cîrstea and Anna Kalinskaya qualified in “quarters” at Wimbledon, after passing the favorites number 5
Article by David Istrate – published on Sunday, July 06, 2025, 19:20 / Updated Sunday, July 6, 2025 19:21
Sorana Cîrstea (Romania, 35 years old) and Anna Kalinskaya (Russia, 26 years old) continue to impress in the Double Competition in Wimbledon and they managed on Sunday, July 6, to qualify in the quarterfinals, after a victory with 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1 in front of the favorites number 5 Mirra Andrea (Russia, 21 years old).
Less than 24 hours after the success in the previous tour, Sorana Cîrstea and Anna Kalinskaya returned to the London grass to confront the Russians Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider, who had more experience together, materialized in 2 titles won in 2025.
Cîrstea and Kalinskaya, qualification in “quarters” where they will give the favorites number 4
This aspect was observed in the first set, which was awarded by young Andreeva and Shnaider with 6-4. Cîrstea and Kalinskaya offered the reply in the second sequence, which was even more balanced than the first.
The Romanian-Russian pair was imposed in Tie-Break, score 7-6 (3), and the match needed decisive. The start of set 3, however, was postponed because of the rain that gave the heads of Wimbledon headaches.
Finally, the 4 players returned to the field, and the final sequence was dominated by the champions from Madrid. Cîrstea and Kalinskaya won with 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1, in 2 hours and 25 minutesand they qualified in “quarters”.
After passing the number 5 favorites of the competition, Cîrstea and Kalinskaya will give the number 4 favorites. It's about Su-Wei Hsieh (Taiwan, 39) and Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia, 28)which prevailed in “optimal” by 6-4, 6-0 against Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia, 30 years old)/Shuai Zhang (China, 36 years old).
The two teams met 2 months ago, in the semifinals of the Madrid tournament, when Cîrstea and Kalinskaya won, score 7-6 (2), 6-4. It remains to be seen if the two tennis players will make a new victory in front of Hsieh and Ostapenko, to ensure their presence in the Wimbledon semifinals.
