Catalonia Open: Cirstea beats Davis and reaches the final
Sorana Cirstea won against Lauren Davis 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday and will play American qualifier Elizabeth Mandlik in the final
Sorana Cirstea 2023 Miami Open | AI / Reuters / Panoramic
Romanian Sorana Cirstea, the second seed, advanced to the final of the Catalonia Open by winning against American Lauren Davis, the No 3 seed in straight sets (6-4, 7-5) on Saturday.
Cirstea, ranked No 44, will now face American qualifier Elizabeth Mandlik for the title.
The 33-year-old Romanian beat Spanish wildcard Aliona Bolsova (7-5, 6-0), Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (7-5, 6-4) and American Catherine McNally, the No 7 seed (6-2, 6-2) earlier in the tournament.
In the previous rounds, Davis, ranked No 56, won against Austrian Julia Grabher (6-2, 7-6 (4)), Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova (6-2, 2-6, 7-5) and Colombian Camila Osorio (6-4, 6-3).
