Article by Cezar Tator, David Istrate – published on Thursday, August 28, 2025, 20:56 / Updated Thursday, August 28, 202 21:02
Sorana Cîrstea (35 years old, 71 WTA) will return on Thursday, August 28, on the ground at the US Open, for the duel with Karolina Muchova (29 years, 13 WTA) in the second round. The match will start around 9:20 pm and can be watched on GSP.ro and, live, Max and Eurosport.
Live, from 21:20 »Sorana Cîrstea – Karolina Muchova
The duel between Sorana Cîrstea and Karolina Muchova is the 2nd on Grandstand, after The confrontation between Tristan Boyer (24 years old, 113 ATP) and Andrey Rublev (27 years old, 15 ATP) from the second round at the US Open.
In the inaugural tour, Romanca passed 7-5, 6-0 Argentinian Sola Sierra (21 years, 74 WTA). In contrast, the Czechoaica defeated it with 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 on the legendary Venus Williams (45 years, 602 WTA).
The balance of direct confrontations is clear to Muchova, who leads 5-1. Cîrstea's only success came in 2023, in round 3 in Miami: 7-5, 6-1.
Interestingly, the two opponents met 2 times at the US Open. In 2020, in round 3, Muchova imposed 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7), and in 2023, in the quarterfinals of the competition, it won 6-0, 6-3.
Therefore, Sorana Cîrstea is looking for Revance. She comes after the title from Cleveland, where she had an excellent course, although she started from qualifications. After a final with Ann Li (25 years, 58 WTA) won 6-2, 6-4, Cîrstea obtained the third career title.
In fact, the 35 -year -old athlete has 11 victories in the last 12 matches, returning to the top 100.
On the other side, The best result of the year for Muchova was the presence in the semifinals of the Dubai tournament. Then, the 29-year-old player defeated Sorana in “quarters”, score 6-2, 7-5.
