My avatar(Sorana Cirstea) won a tournament playing attacking tennis w/o dropping a set in Instanbul!
sportsfan1
Legend
Great to see her win a title.
Tell us more...It has served Sorana well to eat side by side with me, in a "Beautiful" restaurant by a lake in Bucharest a couple of years ago
anarosevoli
Semi-Pro
Prettiest title winner since Tashkent 2008
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
Not much to say, she was having dinner with her family (apparently) at the table next to us and a friend(former class mate) told me to turn around and look behind me lol...Great to see her win a title.
Tell us more...
When she left she looked shorter than on TV, was in sneakers and in a sports outfit.
I grew up myself and done sports close to the place:
Herăstrău Lake - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
Cirstea storms to first title in 13 years in Istanbul
Sorana Cirstea claimed her second career WTA singles title at long last, upsetting No.1 seed Elise Mertens to earn the TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Championship Istanbul crown. Cirstea did not drop a set all week.
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Fintft
G.O.A.T.
If you lose weight/are slim than you'd have a gaunt face...And it could also have something to do with the effort.When did Cirstea age this much? She looks quite old for being 31.
spystud
Talk Tennis Guru
romeo8880
G.O.A.T.
Def doesn’t look old. Saw her playing last week and she looks amazing
Slowtwitcher
Legend
Another crazy anti-vaxxer
romeo8880
G.O.A.T.
Another crazy anti-vaxxer
Pretty sure the crazy ones are the people actually getting the vaccine
boredone3456
G.O.A.T.
Good to see her win something. She's one of those players I just shake my head that she hasn't accomplished more, because she is very talented.
spystud
Talk Tennis Guru
Uh oh, who’s gonna bump this thread?
Pegula got her in straights today.
Pegula got her in straights today.
HarveyPitnik
Professional
^ One could see that coming, unfortunately.
Sori looking great in the photo posted by Spystud, but I must say that as I looked the highlights of that final against Mertens from Youtube I was surprised how old(!) Sorana looked! Two years ago in the matches she still looked so young and fresh but seems like she has aged like six years in two!?! She should stay away from Tiriacs and the likes, doesn't do any good to her!
Sori looking great in the photo posted by Spystud, but I must say that as I looked the highlights of that final against Mertens from Youtube I was surprised how old(!) Sorana looked! Two years ago in the matches she still looked so young and fresh but seems like she has aged like six years in two!?! She should stay away from Tiriacs and the likes, doesn't do any good to her!
spystud
Talk Tennis Guru
Love her NB kit, let’s ride.
coolcamden
Hall of Fame
When I said she beat Keys last night, my wife asked “who” I replied the hottest woman in tennis. I don’t think she appreciated that.
Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
I love Sorana
@anarosevoli
@anarosevoli
spystud
Talk Tennis Guru
AMGF
Hall of Fame
First time I ever watched her play. I think she has a very interesting style of play. Hits hard with more spin than most wta players. Surprised to see she’s ranked so low with how she played last night. Also surprised she is 33, she is in great shape and is super fit. I hope she gets a few more Ws in IW.
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
She was as high as No. 21 on 12 August 2013, always an attacking player, but better fit and more consistent lately (under the influence of the new coach).
I think that she won at the end of the third set against Garcia, primarly with her defence and she would put a better fight than Raducanu against Swiatek (similar to how I heard Andreescu did)...
AMGF
Hall of Fame
Can’t wait to watch her play again! If she fights like yesterday she has a shot!
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
Another great win, over the same top 10 player, Garcia! 6-2, 6-3
Serving was exceptional and at times she hit thru Garcia.
They should have a rule, that if you beat someone twice in a row, you get their rankings! So Sorana should be WTA #4 and Caroline #77.
I don't understand how Garcia made so many UEs, going for too much and not being to handle Sorana's pace...
Sorana was surprised by the easier than in IW victory, although she says that the score doesn't reflect the match, which was more complicated:
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Serving was exceptional and at times she hit thru Garcia.
They should have a rule, that if you beat someone twice in a row, you get their rankings! So Sorana should be WTA #4 and Caroline #77.
I don't understand how Garcia made so many UEs, going for too much and not being to handle Sorana's pace...
Sorana was surprised by the easier than in IW victory, although she says that the score doesn't reflect the match, which was more complicated:
Sorana Cîrstea admite, după 6-2, 6-3 cu Caroline Garcia la Miami: „Mai ușor decât mă așteptam”
Sorana Cîrstea a analizat victoria cu Caroline Garcia, locul 4 mondial, din turul 2 al turneului de nivel WTA1000 de la Miami.
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Fintft
G.O.A.T.
Sorana Cirstea defetead 7-5 6-1 an in form Muchova! Muchova had 15 wins and 4 losses this year, while Sorana is 10:7.
The first set was topsy turvy, but Sorana came back twice and from 3-5 won the next 10 out 11 games with her power game.
She hits the ball hard from both wings, serves and returns very well and moves well, putting pressure on her opponents and making them miss!
Although Muchova has an amazing FH...
She won 20 more points in the match.
Muchova acted defeated in the second set, not managing to pressure Sorana's second serve anymore:
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The first set was topsy turvy, but Sorana came back twice and from 3-5 won the next 10 out 11 games with her power game.
She hits the ball hard from both wings, serves and returns very well and moves well, putting pressure on her opponents and making them miss!
Although Muchova has an amazing FH...
She won 20 more points in the match.
Muchova acted defeated in the second set, not managing to pressure Sorana's second serve anymore:
Sorana Cîrstea - Karolina Muchova 7-5, 6-1, în șaisprezecimi la WTA Miami
Sorana Cîrstea (32 de ani, 74 WTA) și cehoaica Karolina Muchova (26 de ani, 55 WTA) se înfruntă astăzi, după ora 19:30, pentru un loc în „optimile” turneului de la Miami. Meciul va fi liveTEXT pe GSP.ro și televizat pe Digi Sport 2.
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
This article praises her coach for the adjustments, stating that Sorana is no longer a beautiful loser:
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Editorial Cristian Tudor Popescu: Sorana nu mai e frumoasa pierzătoare
Cristian Tudor Popescu scrie în Gazeta Sporturilor despre transformarea Soranei Cîrstea, după calificarea în „optimi” la Miami
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
I wanted to post here how Sorana has the ability to find a fifth gear, just to read that the Romanian sports writers think the same:
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First of all we have to give credit to Vondrusova: she has many weapons (and can execute under pressure), plus great defence.
Second to Sorana, who after getting broken at 5-5, started to ruin the 100% percentage Vondrusova had on her first serve and broke right back.
Then when she was down 0-2 in the TB, Sorana surprised me by winning a point with a top spin BH, in a sequence of 7 points won out of 8 and ended 7-5.
Again I don't understand, really what she did in the second set, 6-4. All I can say is: hard hitting, great serving and returning + movement.
Ther sports writers say that she's been "revving up"...
Sorana Cîrstea o învinge pe Marketa Vondrousova și e în „sferturi” la Miami!
Sorana Cîrstea s-a calificat în sferturile de finală ale turneului WTA 1000 de la Miami, după o victorie convingătoare, în minimum de seturi, cu Marketa Vondrousova, fostă finalistă la Roland Garros.First of all we have to give credit to Vondrusova: she has many weapons (and can execute under pressure), plus great defence.
Second to Sorana, who after getting broken at 5-5, started to ruin the 100% percentage Vondrusova had on her first serve and broke right back.
Then when she was down 0-2 in the TB, Sorana surprised me by winning a point with a top spin BH, in a sequence of 7 points won out of 8 and ended 7-5.
Again I don't understand, really what she did in the second set, 6-4. All I can say is: hard hitting, great serving and returning + movement.
Ther sports writers say that she's been "revving up"...
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KC!
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Dominic & Andrey
Legend
Cirstea with the biggest win of her career over the #2 !!
KC!
Hall of Fame
Great to see this 32 year old having her best result of her career. It has been over 10 years since she’s made SF of a master 1000.
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
Tenacious C: Sorana Cirstea channels self-belief into career renaissance in Sunshine Swing | Tennis.com
Flanked by new coach Thomas Johansson, the former No. 21 has reached back-to-back quarterfinals in Indian Wells and Miami, with her best perhaps yet to come.
HarveyPitnik
Professional
Sorana won after third set tie-break! Haide!
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
Sorana won WTA 125 Catalunia!
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Sorana Cîrstea, campioană în Catalunya! Victorie dramatică după o finală de 3 seturi și o minge de meci salvată
Sorana Cîrstea (33 de ani, locul 44 WTA) a câștigat finala turneului de la Reus (Catalunya), de categorie WTA 125. Ea a învins-o pe americanca Elizabeth Mandlik (21 de ani, 147 WTA), scor 6-1, 4-6, 7-6(1).