In the women’s singles round of 16 in Paris, the 36-year-old veteran defeated Xiyu Wang (WTA-148) from China with a score of 6:3, 7:6(4) and reached the Grand Slam quarterfinals for the third time in her career.
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At the Roland Garros tournament, S. Cirstea reached the quarterfinals for the second time, with the first occurrence recorded back in 2009.
The 17-year gap between the first and second Grand Slam quarterfinals is a new record in the Open Era.
Moreover, S. Cirstea became the third oldest Roland Garros quarterfinalist in the tournament’s history.
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This season, the Romanian has already won 32 matches on the WTA tour, which is now her best personal tennis record, even though the season is only halfway through.
A few days ago, in the third round, S. Cirstea also recorded an extraordinary performance by handing Argentine Solana Sierra a “double bagel” – 6:0, 6:0.
In the quarterfinals, she will play against Mirra Andreeva (WTA-8) or Jil Belen Teichmann (WTA-170).
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