Sorana Cirstea def. Linda Noskova — Round of 16, Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2026

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Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2026

WTA 1000ClayRome, Italy

Played11 May 2026

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

🇷🇴ranked WTA number 27 going into this drawWon

Sorana Cirstea seeded 26 6 6

🇨🇿ranked WTA number 13 going into this draw

Linda Noskova seeded 13 2 4

🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteavL. NoskovaLinda Noskova🇨🇿

🇷🇴Sorana Cirstea

🇨🇿Linda Noskova

Match stats

Serve

6

Aces

5

2

Double faults

7

62%

1st serve in

42%

84%

1st serve points won

70%

50%

2nd serve points won

38%

71%

Service points won

52%

1/2

Break points saved

0/4

Return

48%

Return points won

29%

4/4

Break points won

1/2

68

Total points won

48

Head to head

3–2 Cirstea

  1. This matchRome R16won by Cirstea
  2. 2026HardMiami R64won by Cirstea
  3. 2026HardIndian Wells R32won by Noskova
  4. 2026HardDubai R32won by Cirstea
  5. 2024HardBrisbane R32won by Noskova

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

7–3

6–2

Last 30 days

7–2

By surface

8–3

Clay

7–2

15–5

Hard

9–6

By round

3–3

R16

3–1

2–1

QF

1–2

10–4

At WTA 1000s

11–5

How their matches go

28

Completed matches

23

57%

Won in straight sets

35%

18%

Won after losing a set

30%

18%

Lost after winning a set

13%

7%

Lost in straight sets

22%

7–2

Tiebreaks

1–4

5–5

Deciding sets

7–3

19/21

Won after winning set 1

12/13

2/7

Won after losing set 1

3/10

Serve and return, last 5 matches

52%

1st serve in

59%

65%

1st serve points won

70%

55%

2nd serve points won

43%

53%

Break points saved

67%

46%

Return points won

43%

49%

Break points won

48%

3.2

Aces a match

4.6

1.8

Double faults a match

5.2

Last 14 days

2

Matches

4

5

Sets

9

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentSorana CirsteaLinda Noskova
🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1
🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1WonRome R32LostBrisbane R16LostIndian Wells SF
🇺🇸GauffNo. 3
🇺🇸GauffNo. 3LostMadrid R32LostMiami R16WonMadrid R16
🇨🇳WangNo. 31
🇨🇳WangNo. 31WonRouen R16LostMelbourne R32
🇨🇳ZhangNo. 65
🇨🇳ZhangNo. 65WonMiami R128WonStuttgart R32
🇷🇺AndreevaNo. 8
🇷🇺AndreevaNo. 8LostLinz QFLostBrisbane R16
🇵🇭EalaNo. 44
🇵🇭EalaNo. 44LostDubai R16WonIndian Wells R16
Total
Total3–53–3

Last 10 matches going in

LatestSorana CirsteaLinda Noskova
1Won🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 9 MayRome R32 · 9 MayWon🇺🇦O. OliynykovaOleksandra OliynykovaNo. 70No. 70 · 9 MayRome R32 · 9 May
2Won🇩🇪T. MariaTatjana MariaNo. 54No. 54 · 7 MayRome R64 · 7 MayWon🇷🇺A. ZakharovaAnastasia ZakharovaNo. 79No. 79 · 7 MayRome R64 · 7 May
3Lost🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffNo. 3No. 3 · 26 AprMadrid R32 · 26 AprLost🇺🇦M. KostyukMarta KostyukNo. 28No. 28 · 29 AprMadrid QF · 29 Apr
4Won🇮🇹T. GrantTyra Caterina GrantR64 · 24 AprMadrid R64 · 24 AprWon🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffNo. 3No. 3 · 27 AprMadrid R16 · 27 Apr
5Lost🇺🇦V. PodrezVeronika PodrezNo. 206No. 206 · 18 AprRouen SF · 18 AprWon🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 21No. 21 · 26 AprMadrid R32 · 26 Apr
6Won🇭🇺A. BondarAnna BondarNo. 63No. 63 · 17 AprRouen QF · 17 AprWon🇨🇴E. ArangoEmiliana ArangoNo. 88No. 88 · 24 AprMadrid R64 · 24 Apr
7Won🇨🇳X. WangXinyu WangNo. 32No. 32 · 16 AprRouen R16 · 16 AprLost🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 7No. 7 · 17 AprStuttgart QF · 17 Apr
8Won🇫🇷F. FerroFiona FerroNo. 216No. 216 · 15 AprRouen R32 · 15 AprWon🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovaNo. 13No. 13 · 16 AprStuttgart R16 · 16 Apr
9Lost🇷🇺M. AndreevaMirra AndreevaNo. 10No. 10 · 10 AprLinz QF · 10 AprWon🇨🇳S. ZhangShuai ZhangNo. 64No. 64 · 15 AprStuttgart R32 · 15 Apr
10Won🇭🇺D. GalfiDalma GalfiNo. 84No. 84 · 8 AprLinz R16 · 8 AprLost🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 38No. 38 · 20 MarMiami R64 · 20 Mar