Sorana Cirstea

Sorana Cirstea French Open Interview June 1st S. CIRSTEA./J. Jankovic 6‑3, 0‑6, 9‑7 Q. Last two wins, two top 10 players. What’s the feeling? SORANA CIRSTEA: Of course it’s a great feeling, and the most important is that I’m happy with my game and the way I’m playing. I hope I can keep up like this, and hope it’s just the beginning. Q. What do you think was the key point today? SORANA CIRSTEA: First of all, I really wanted to win. Maybe I wanted too much in the first set and I wasn’t playing the right way. I was a little nervous. But ... Read Full Story

Sorana Cirstea claimed her first WTA singles title on Sunday with a battling win 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) over Germany's Sabine Lisicki in the final of the Tashkent Open. "Breaking her in the first game of the second set was the turning point of the match," said Cirstea, "I thought now or never, and just went for it. From then I just went for my strokes. Staying tough in the important moments of the match really helped me, and I hope to continue this form at tournaments in the coming weeks." "I'll cherish the title in Tashkent forever as it is my first title; ... Read Full Story

Out on Court 2, Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany has eliminated 4th seed Sorana Cirstea of Romania. Sorana Cirstea of Romania has lost the first set against Germany’s Anna-Lena Groenefeld in a tiebreak. Serving at 6-5, the big-serving German double-faulted on set point and missed a drop shot to be broken back, but won the ensuing tiebreak 7-3. However Cirstea gained an early break in the second set and took it 6-3 to push the match into a decider. Cirstea could not keep her errors down, and it was the German, a former top-20 player, who advanced to the second round where she will face qualifier Chang ... Read Full Story

Sorana Cirstea won her first-ever encounter with Stephanie Dubois from Canada. In the second round of the US Open Sorana had to fight for every single point to reach the third round for the first time in New York. It was a very close game with three sets won only by a one-break-difference. Sorana started very well with a first set win, but then the Canadian took an important early lead in the second. Sorana was able to equalise again but eventually still lost the second set. In an extremely nerve-racking third set Sorana eventually was able to make a decisive last break in ... Read Full Story

Sorana Cirstea won her first-ever encounter with Stephanie Dubois from Canada. In the second round of the US Open Sorana had to fight for every single point to reach the third round for the first time in New York. It was a very close game with three sets won only by a one-break-difference. Sorana started very well with a first set win, but then the Canadian took an important early lead in the second. Sorana was able to equalise again but eventually still lost the second set. In an extremely nerve-racking third set Sorana eventually was able to make a decisive last break in ... Read Full Story