WTA Dubai: Cirstea beats Parks to move into last 16
The Romanian will play the winner of the match between Swiss Belinda Bencic and American Emma Navarro, the No 8 seed, in the next round
Sorana Cirstea, Cluj-Napoca 2025
Romanian wildcard Sorana Cirstea advanced to the last 16 of the Dubai Open by winning against American qualifier Alycia Parks 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 at The Aviation Club Tennis Centre on Wednesday.
Cirstea, ranked No 89, will play the winner of the match between Swiss Belinda Bencic and American Emma Navarro, the No 8 seed, next.
The 34-year-old Romanian, who reached the semi-finals here last year, defeated Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 10 seed (6-1, 6-4) in the previous round of the tournament.
Earlier in the week, Parks, ranked No 74, beat Chinese Xinyu Wang (6-3, 6-3).
Dubai WTA 1000, other second-round matches (The Aviation Club Tennis Centre, hard, USD 3,664,963, most recent results first):
- Mirra Andreeva (12) beat Marketa Vondrousova: 7-5, 6-0
- Clara Tauson beat Elina Svitolina: 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (4)
- Karolina Muchova (14) beat Emma Raducanu (WC): 7-6 (6), 6-4
- Aryna Sabalenka (1) beat Veronika Kudermetova (Q): 6-3, 6-4
- McCartney Kessler beat Coco Gauff (3): 6-4, 7-5
- Dayana Yastremska beat Anastasia Potapova: 6-2, 6-3
- Iga Swiatek (2) beat Victoria Azarenka: 6-0, 6-2
- Jessica Pegula (5) beat Liudmila Samsonova: 6-0, 6-4
- Sofia Kenin (WC) beat Marta Kostyuk: 5-7, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (5)
- Linda Noskova beat Diana Shnaider (11): 7-6 (8), 4-6, 6-3
- Jasmine Paolini (4) beat Eva Lys (Q): 6-2, 7-5
- Paula Badosa (9) beat Elise Mertens: 6-2, 6-1
- Elena Rybakina (6) beat Moyuka Uchijima (Q): 6-3, 6-2
