The best Polish tennis player is doing brilliantly during this year’s edition of the Grand Slam. She went through the first three rounds without losing a single set, which puts her in the role of the favorite before Monday’s start with Sorana Cirstea from Romania, ranked 38th in the WTA ranking.
Świątek and Cirstea in AO 2022
At the beginning, Harriet Dart (123rd WTA) from Great Britain managed without any problems, winning 6: 3, 6: 0. In the second round she defeated Rebecca Peterson (82nd) from Sweden 6: 2, 6: 2, while in the third round she defeated the Russian Daria Kasatkina (6: 2, 6: 3).
in turn, in the first round she eliminated a Czech woman (19th WTA), with whom she won 6: 2, 6: 2. Then she threw Slovak Kristina Kucova from further competition, defeating her 6: 2, 6: 4, and in the third round she won with Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 2.
At what time will Iga Świątek play with Sorana Cirstea?
So far, Iga ¦wi ± tek has never faced a Romanian woman, 11 years her senior. Her greatest success at the Australian Open Cirstea was in 2017, when she reached the fourth round of competition. In last year’s edition, the 31-year-old finished the struggle in the third round.
It is already known what time the Christmas duel with Cirstea will start. The match at Margaret Court Arena is scheduled for the night session and will start at 7:30 PM at the earliest. The Polish woman will appear on the court after the match in which Maxime Cressy will play with Daniil Medvedev. The game will be broadcast on Eurosport and Player.pl.
Source: Sport
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