Sorana Cirstea def. Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 6-3 — US Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Sorana Cirstea defeated Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 6-3 in the R32 of the US Open 2026.

The 16th seed is into the US Open round of 16 with three straight-set wins and no sets conceded, and the return game is why: Cirstea won 5 of her 9 return games while Paolini held just 4 of 9. The 19th seed got nothing from a first serve that yielded 51% of its points against Cirstea's 69%, and she gave back 25 unforced errors to 16. The closing break came in game 8 for 5-3, inside 74 minutes.

Match stats

Jasmine Paolini: 1 ace, 12 winners, 71% first serves, 4 double faults, 2/4 break points. Sorana Cirstea: 7 aces, 17 winners, 72% first serves, 3 double faults, 5/14 break points.

Profiles: Jasmine Paolini · Sorana Cirstea — US Open 2026

Head-to-head

Jasmine Paolini and Sorana Cirstea have met 3 times, with Jasmine Paolini leading the head-to-head 2–1.

• Dubai Tennis Championships 2024 Semifinal — Jasmine Paolini won 6-2, 7(8)-6(6)
• French Open 2023 R128 — Jasmine Paolini won 7-5, 2-6, 6-2

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