Decisive day in Paris: Sorana Cîrstea fights today in the round of 16 at Roland Garros. What time does the match start?
Sorana Cîrstea (18 WTA) will fight on Sunday, from 12:00, at the Suzanne-Lenglen arena for a place in the Roland Garros quarters against the Chinese Xiyu Wang (148 WTA).
Cîrstea qualified for the round of 16 in Paris, thanks to a sensational victory on Friday, 6-0, 6-0, against the Argentinian Solana Sierra.
Today's match with Xiyu Wang will be broadcast on Eurosport and the Max platform, scheduled to start at 12:00.
Coming from the qualifications, Xiyu Wang defeated Yuliia Starodubtseva (56 WTA) in the 3rd round, 6-3, 7-5, who had eliminated Elena Rybakina (2 WTA) in the previous round.
Xiyu Wang won the only match played against Sorana Cîrstea. It was 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 for the Chinese in 2020 in Shenzhen.
The Romanian will play for the 3rd time in her career in the round of 16 Roland Garros. She did it again in 2009 and 2021. In 2009, the Romanian reached the quarterfinals in Paris, on her second participation. Now, 17 years removed from that performance, Sorana has a huge chance to equal his best result on the clay in the French capital.
