Article by David Istrate – published Wednesday, October 08, 2025, 16:45 / Updated Wednesday, October 08, 2025 17:00
Jaqueline Cristian (27 years old, 48 WTA) has a complicated duel in the Wuhan Open second round. The match with Elena Rybakina (26 years old, 9 WTA) started at 4:38 pm and can be watched, LiveText, on GSP.ro and, live on Digi Sport 2.
In the first part of this day, Sorana Cîrstea (35 years, 58 WTA) was defeated in 3 sets, 4-6, 6-3, 4-6by Chinese Shuai Zhang. The Romanian played excellent in the second sequence and returned incredibly to decisively from 0-4 to 4-5, but he could not carry the miracle to the end.
Live. Jaqueline Cristian-Elena Rybakina, in the second round at Wuhan Open: 2-3
2-3. Favorite number 8 at the title passes for the third time at the lead.
2-2. The Romanian saved 3 break balls and managed to equalize again.
1-2. White game for Rybakina, which confirms once again that it has one of the best services in the WTA circuit.
1-1. Apart from a double mistake, Jaqueline Cristian served very well and equalized.
0-1. A balanced first range, won by Kazakh on his own service.
Start of the match. Elena Rybakina, at work.
In the second part of the day, the other representative of Romania will enter the field: Jaqueline Cristian. In the inaugural tour, The 27-year-old athlete passed 6-7 (6), 6-0, 6-3 by American McCartney Kessler (26 years old, 33 WTA) in 2 hours and 43 minutes.
In the second round, Jaqueline will go with Elena Rybakina (26 years, 9 WTA), who will compete directly from this tour. Kazaha comes after eliminating in round 3 in Beijing, where she was surprising by Eva Lys (23 years, 45 WTA), score 3-6, 6-1, 4-6.
Over the years, Cristian and Rybakina have met 3 times, the score being 2-1 for the world number 9. The 26-year-old player won in 2019, in Bucharest, score 6-1, 6-0 and this year, in Montreal, score 6-0, 7-6 (5).
Instead, The Romanian imposed in 2022, in the inaugural tour of Doha, with a score of 6-4, 6-3.
The winner of the confrontation between Cristian and Rybakina will take place in round 3 with Linda Noskova (20 years, 17 WTA), who passed Japanese Naomi Osaka (27, 16 WTA), score 7-6 (2), 6-3.
