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Cirstea Continues Losing Streak

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:49:58 GMT

American Melanie Oudin took just 52 minutes to book her place in the second round with a 6-3 6-0 victory over Sorana Cirstea at the GDF Suez Open in Paris.

Despite being ranked 14 places below her Romanian opponent, the 18-year-old dominated and won five out of six break points to win her first tournament match of 2010.

Moorilla Hobart International 2010 Draw

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:32:12 GMT

In the 2010 Moorilla Hobart International, Sorana will play her first round match against Shuai Peng from China. This is not an easy draw for Sorana, as both players are ranked 45th and 46th on the WTA world ranking, with Sorana topping her opponent. Sorana will play the third match on court 1 on sunday. It is the first encounter between both girls. In a possible second round, Sorana would meet either Kaia Kanepi or Jie Zheng, another Chinese player. Should Sorana be able to reach the quarters of this tournament, then the most likely opponent are Alona Bondarenko or Alize Cornet. Top seeds for the tournament are Anabel Medina Garrigues, Shahar Peer and Kateryna Bondarenko.

Big loss for Romania

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:02:02 GMT

Both women wouldn’t give an inch in some hard fought early games, but Martinez Sanchez seized control moving from a 3-2 deficit to take out the set 6-4.

The 27-year-old world No. 26 then raced to a 2-0 lead in the second set, but Cirstea hit back to level it at 2-2. Martinez Sanchez still proved too good, though, winning four of the next five games to win the second set 6-3.

Sorana Wins in Hopman Cup

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:38:26 GMT

Romania began Hyundai Hopman Cup XXII with an upset win over Australia and Sorana Cirstea and Victor Hanescu are now excited at what could be in store this week in Perth.

Cirstea lost the first set to world No. 13 Samantha Stosur, but the 45th ranked 19-year-old toughed it out to win in three. She did beat Jelena Jankovic, Agnieska Radwanska, Elena Dementieva, Maria Sharapova and Nadia Petrova during 2009, so Stosur wasn’t the highest ranked player she’s beaten, but she was still delighted with her effort to come back and win.

Sorana Loses Fifth Singles Match in a Row

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:14:13 GMT

A first round draw against a qualifier has both positive as negative aspects. Positive because you draw a, theoretically, weaker opponent. Negative because the qualifier got match rhytmh and confidence after three wins a row in qualifying rounds. It seems that the negative aspects were more powerful than the negative ones in the first round match of Sorana Cirstea at the Generali Ladies Linz tournament in Switzerland. She lost her fifth singles match in a row, this time against Julia Goerges from Germany with two times 6-3. When doubles match are being taken into account, it is already her eigth loss in a row.

Groenefeld surprises Cirstea in Korea

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:44:10 GMT

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 Kai-Chen of Chinese Taipei after eliminating Sorana with 7-6 3-6 6-3.

Seoul Draw

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:10:42 GMT

Today the draw has been made available for the Hansol Korea Open which starts today in Seoul, South Korea. Sorana also entered in the doubles tournament together with Meghan Shaugnessy from the USA, with whom she has played doubles tournaments multiple times in the past. In the first round of the singles tournament Sorana will face Anna-Lena Groenefeld from Germany. Kutuzova or Chang or the two possible opponents for a second round match, while Sorana can meet Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarters. Sybille Bammer and Anabel Medina Garrigues are the most likely adversaries in a possible semi-final.

Calendar Update and Well Done Caroline

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:58:50 GMT

Sorana Cirstea has unsubscribed from the China GDD-Guangzhou International Women's Open, which starts today, for a yet unknown reason. The next tournament in which she will participate now is the Hansol Korea Open, starting next week in Seoul.

Furthermore we would like to congratulate Sorana's doubles partner Caroline Wozniacki for her great US Open. Caroline finished the tournament as runner-up to Kim Clijsters, who concludes her comeback-month with her second Grand Slam of her career.

Caroline Wozniacki eliminates her friend Sorana

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:50:01 GMT

Sorana Cirstea has not been able to reach the fourth round of the 2009 US Open. In a third round against her good friend Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark she could never get into her own game. Caroline Wozniacki had no problems whatsoever to win her own service games. Sorana was only able to break once through her friend's service. Meanwhile Sorana herself was in all kinds of troubles on her own service, winning only 63% of the points on her first service and 37% on her second. Despite the third round elimination, the US Open is not over for Sorana, as she is still in the running in the doubles tournament together with this same Caroline Wozniacki.

Sorana Survives a Second Round Thriller

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:15:01 GMT

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 order to win the set and consequently also the match. Later today Sorana will know who she will meet in the third round, either good friend Caroline Wozniacki or Petra Martic.

Sorana Crushes Morita in New York

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:47:51 GMT

Sorana Cirstea won her first round match of the US Open in New York against Ayumi Morita from Japan. Morita is an upcoming talent, but Sorana managed to never let her come into her rhytmh. Sorana put pressure on the Japanese from start to finish, and with heavy returns during Morita's service games, Sorana managed to overpower the Japanese. It is only the second time that Sorana manages to reach the second round of the US Open, however after her more than decent hard-court season in America everyone is hoping to see the Romanian to reach the latter stages of the tournament. In the second round Sorana will meet Stephanie Dubois from Canada. It is the first-ever encounter between the two girls.

US Open Draw

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:59:25 GMT

Today the singles draw for the US Open has been released. Sorana will face Ayumi Morita in the first round. Ayumi Morita is a 19-year-old Japanese player and is currently ranked 66th in the world. THis makes her the second Japanese player in the ranking, about 20 places after Ai Sugiyama. Morita is known for strong and consistent two-handed groundstrokes which she hits very flat. She is also regarded as very tough mentally for a young player, often showing great resolve to win close matches despite a lackluster serve. Morita is a small and quick player with excellent footwork and movement around the court. Although she gets all these excellent reviews, she has never been able to survive the first round of a Grand Slam.

Sorana's week in Cincy

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:20:08 GMT

Sorana Cirstea was not able to reach the semi-finals in Cincinnati as she did last week in Los Angeles. Nevertheless it has been an OK tournament for Sorana, winning two matches and playing at a high level against the in-form number 4 of the world Elena Dementieva. The tournament featured no less than 14 top-15 players, making it probably the strongest populated tournament of the year. Allthough the attendance of all those top seeds, without a doubt the player with the most attention is former number one Kim Clijsters, who made her comeback after a sabattical of 27 months.

No first final of the year for Sorana

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:16:36 GMT

Australian Samantha Stosur used her big serve to overwhelm Romanian teenager Sorana Cirstea 6-3 6-2 in the semi-finals of the LA Championships on Saturday. In reaching her first final of the year, Stosur nailed seven aces and won 85 percent of her first serve points. Cirstea had suffered a right foot injury in her upset of Agnieszka Radwanska on Friday and never looked comfortable moving, committing 25 unforced errors.

Andre Agassi still has the strokes, says Sorana

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:52:18 GMT

Sorana Cirstea couldn't overcome her aching foot or the powerful and steady serving of Samantha Stosur Saturday afternoon, losing her L.A. Women's Open semifinal 6-3, 6-2. But Cirstea, a 19-year-old from Romania, was excited to speak about some time she spent training in Las Vegas with Gil Reyes, Andre Agassi's former trainer, and Darren Cahill, Agassi's one-time coach.

Azarenka has edge over young rival

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:25:20 GMT

The Centre Court had an intriguing glimpse into the future today when Victoria Azarenka faced Sorana Cirstea for a place in the third round. These two 19-year-olds may have been new faces to many at Wimbledon but to each other they are very familiar, having jousted many times on their way through the junior rankings. But Azarenka’s six months’ seniority counts for a lot at this level and after a tight first set her extra experience showed as she won 7-6 (7-2), 6-3.

Cirstea puts friendship aside against Mirza

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:23:49 GMT

Rising teenager star Sorana Cirstea cruised to a 6-4, 6-4 victory over her friend and rival Sania Mirza in a one-sided contest on Court 12. The Romanian used her powerful serve and booming ground strokes to outlast Mirza, who was once India’s hottest property.