The Romanian tennis player Sorana Cirstea was defeated by the Russian Ana Blinkova 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (10/5), on Tuesday, in the first round of the Roland Garros tournament, the year's second Grand Slam one.
Cirstea (34 years old, no. 30 WTA), seed no. 28, lost after two and a half hours.
The Romanian finished with 3 aces and 3 double faults, and Blinkova (25 years old, no. 55 WTA) committed 6 double faults.
Cirstea defeated the 2022 Transylvania Open champion in their only previous encounter, in 2020, in the first round in Dubai (ITF), 6-2, 6-1.
Cirstea, who lost for the second consecutive year in the inaugural round of the Parisian tournament, won with a cheque for 73,000 euros and 10 WTA points. Sorana's best result at Roland Garros remains the quarterfinal in 2009.
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