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Sign upAryna Sabalenka vs Sorana Cirstea — R32 — Italian Open
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Italian OpenRound of 32
·Masters·ClayCompleted
May 9, 2026·02:05 PM·18m·Rome
Sorana Cirstea defeated Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 — Italian Open 2026 R32.
Aryna Sabalenka and Sorana Cirstea: Sorana Cirstea leads 3–2 across 5 recorded meetings.
Ranked No. 27, Sorana Cirstea handed top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka a third-round exit at the Italian Open by turning the match on return. After dropping the opener 6-2, Cirstea won 58% of her second-return points and broke six times, converting 6 of 12 break chances against Sabalenka's six. The Romanian, who now leads the head-to-head 3-1, leaned on her second serve — 51% of those points won to Sabalenka's 42% — to close out a tight third set 7-5.