Sorana Cîrstea and Nadia Comăneci, together at the Madrid Open: “Free evening … and where do I get?”
Article by Tudor Belivaca – published on Saturday, April 26, 2025, 16:39 / Updated on Saturday, April 26, 2025 16:3
Sorana Cîrstea (35 years old, 122nd WTA) watched a match from Mutua Madrid Open with Nadia Comăneci (63 years old), the legend of world gymnastics.
Sorana Cîrstea was eliminated in the first round of the Madrid tournament. Hailey Baptise, 88th in the world, defeated the Romanian with 2-6, 7-5, 6-7 (4), in a match that lasted two and a half hours.
Sorana Cîrstea and Nadia Comăneci, together in the lodge at a Madrid Open match
Sorana Cîrstea was double quarterfinalist at the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid in 2016 and 2017, but now, the Romanian has been eliminated from the first round. However, Sorana chose to spend a few days in Madrid and watched a match with Nadia Comăneci.
She posted a photo with the “Goddess from Montreal” on social networks. The athlete also added a short text: “A legend, Nadia Comăneci, along with a fan”, accompanied by a few suggestive emoji.
Sorana Cîrstea together with Nadia Comăneci at Madrid Open / Photo: Instagram
In another story posted on Instagram, the Romanian sportswoman was amused on her elimination from the Madilen tournament.
She posted a picture from the lodge with the message: “Free evening … and where do I get? I look at tennis,” Sorana Cârstea said with suggestive emoji.
Sorana Cîrstea together with Nadia Comăneci in the lodge at Madrid Open / Photo: Instagram
The Madrid tournament is the first competition on this competitive season. The total prizes are 7.854 million euros. Because he came out of the first round in Madrid, Sorana Cîrstea chose 10 points in the WTA standings and about 21,000 euros.
The winner of the Madrid tour will receive a gigantic check. The champion from this tour will receive about one million euros, and the final percentage of half a million. The main favorite at this prize is Aryna Sabalenka, the first place in the WTA standings.
The champion of the Madrid tournament is Iga Swiak, 2nd place in the WTA standings. Polish is still in the competition and will play against Lindei Noskova this evening for a match in the 3 tournament.
