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Sorana Cirstea def. Aryna Sabalenka — Round of 32, Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2026

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Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2026

WTA 1000ClayRome, Italy

Played9 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 2 6 7

🇧🇾ranked WTA number 1 going into this draw

Aryna Sabalenka seeded 1 6 3 5

Next · Round of 16vs 🇨🇿Linda Noskova

What this match is worth

Points earned

Cirstea +120Sabalenka +65

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Head to head

1-1

What decided it

  • Three points in it: Cirstea won 94 points to 91
  • Cirstea broke 6 times from 12 chances, Sabalenka 6 from 11
  • Sabalenka won 42% behind her second serve, Cirstea 51%
  • Cirstea came back from a set down