Cirstea stuns top seed Sakkari to reach quarter-finals in Abu Dhabi
Sorana Cirstea won against Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-1 on Wednesday. She’ll face Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 7 seed, in the next round
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Romanian Sorana Cirstea won against Greek Maria Sakkari, the No 3 seed, 6-2, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open at the International Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports City on Wednesday.
Cirstea, ranked No 26, will face Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 7 seed, next.
The 33-year-old Romanian edged out Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia (6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4) in the previous round of the Abu Dhabi tournament.
Abu Dhabi WTA 500, other second-round results (International Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports City, hard, USD 922.573, most recent results first):
- Cristina Bucsa vs. Heather Watson
- Elena Rybakina vs. Danielle Collins
- Anhelina Kalinina vs. Liudmila Samsonova
- Barbora Krejcikova vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo
- Emma Raducanu vs. Ons Jabeur
- Beatriz Haddad Maia (6) beat Magda Linette: 7-6 (6), 6-7 (1), 6-1
- Daria Kasatkina beat Ashlyn Krueger (Q): 6-3, 7-5
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