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Sorana Cirstea def. Elise Mertens — Round of 32, Miami Open 2026

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Miami Open 2026

WTA 1000HardMiami, USA

Played21 Mar 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇷🇴ranked WTA number 35 going into this drawWon

Sorana Cirstea 6 6

🇧🇪ranked WTA number 19 going into this draw

Elise Mertens seeded 21 3 2

Next · Round of 16vs 🇺🇸Coco Gauff

What this match is worth

Points earned

Cirstea +120Mertens +65

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What decided it

  • Cirstea broke 4 times from 11 chances, Mertens 1 from 7
  • Mertens won 45% behind her second serve, Cirstea 61%