Article by Luminița Paul – published on Sunday, August 17, 2025, 19:52 / Updated Sunday, August 17, 2025 7:52
The Romanian player Sorana Cîrstea (35 years, the 138th place) also passed the second round of qualifications in the WTA tournament in Cleveland, 6-2, 6-2 with Rebeka Masarova (Switzerland, 26 years, number 105 WTA), and climbed on the main table.
Sorana Cîrstea had the best evolution of Romanians in the WTA 1000 contest in Cincinnati, one with a large painting and stretched for two weeks. After losing the final in front of Igăi Swiak, she did not stay almost at all, but entered the qualifications of another WTA tournament organized in the state of Ohio, the one from Cleveland.
In the first round he passed with a very short match, 46 minutes, by the American teenage Anna Frey (17 years, 971 world), 6-1, 6-0. One day later, he had another very clear victory, 6-2, 6-2 against Rebeka Masarova from Switzerland.
An hour and 5 minutes lasted the game where, however, the Romanian has lost his service twice. However, he had a lot of success, converting no less than 6 of the 10 break balls he purchased. Overall, he gathered 60 points, compared to the only 33 of the opponent. It was the first confrontation between the two.
For Cîrstea is the second presence at the Tennis in the Land in Cleveland. In 2022 he passed in the inaugural round by Marcela Zacarias in Mexico, Lucky Loser, 6-2, 6-3, but lost in the next round in front of Polish Magda Linette, 4-6, 2-6.
In 2025, the best results of Sorana are: semifinals in Iași, quarters of final in Dubai and Austin and optimal in Cincinnati. At double she won the title in the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid with Anna Kalinskaya.
Gabriela Ruse, directly on the painting at Cleveland
Gabriela Ruse Photo: Guliver/Getty Images
A Romanian player, a Romanian player, entered the main picture, Gabriela Ruse (27 years, 66th place). She meets Favorita 8 in the first round, Hailey Baptiste in the US (23, number 51 WTA).
The two were only once more confronted, in 2022, on the green slag from Charleston, when the American imposed 6-3, 6-0. Ruse is at her first participation in the Cleveland tournament, which is in its fifth edition.
In 2025, Gabi's most important results are: final at 'S-Hetogenbosch, semifinals in Rouen and Tour 3 in Miami.
