Sorana Cîrstea and Anna Kalinskaya qualified in the “optimals” of the doubledon double competition “in the next phase
Article by David Istrate – published on Saturday, July 5, 2025, 18:33 / Updated on Saturday, 05 July 2025 18:35
Sorana Cîrstea (Romania, 35 years old) and Anna Kalinskaya (Russia, 26 years old) qualified in the finals of the Double Sample from Wimbledon, after a 3-set victory, score 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 in front of Kamilla Rakhimova (Russia, 23)/Anna Siskova years).
Sorana Cîrstea remained the only representative of Romania in Wimbledon, after Gabriela Ruse was eliminated on Friday, July 4, from the double club double sample. Together with Anna Kalinskaya, The player with whom the title of Madrid has conqueredthe 35 -year -old veteran was determined to have a long course.
Sorana Cîrstea and Anna Kalinskaya, victory after a Marathon match in Wimbledon round 2
In the second round of Wimbledon, Cîrstea and Kalinskaya, Kamilla Rakhimova and Anna Siskova. The first set lasted one hour and 17 minutesbeing needed tiebreak. The Romanian-Russian team was better and won 7-6 (7).
In the second sequence, the match was interrupted once again, at a time when Rakhimova and Siskova played better. After the game resumed, the Czech-Russian team awarded its set 2, 6-4, and the match needed decisive.
The shortest set of the match followed. Cîrstea and Kalinskaya evolved excellently, gave the rhythm and, after 2 hours and 46 minutes, won 7-6 (7), 4-6, 6-2eliminating Rakhimova and Siskova from Wimbledon.
In the finals, Cîrstea and Kalinskaya will take place with young Mirra Andreeva (Russia, 18 years old) and Diana Shnaider (Russia, 21 years old), who have conquered 2 titles this year together: Brisbane and Miami.
In the previous phase, the Russians won 7-5, 6-3 against Quinn Gleason (US, 30)/Ingrid Martins (Brazil, 28).
Andreeva obtained on Saturday, July 5, the qualification in “optimals” and in the simple test, while Shnaider was eliminated in the 2nd of French Diane Parry (22, 118 WTA).
