Cirstea upsets No.2 Sabalenka

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 31, 2023 12:11 am

MIAMI: World number two Aryna Sabalenka suffered a shock straight sets Miami Open quarterfinal loss to resurgent Romanian Sorana Cirstea, who reached her first WTA 1000 semifinal in a decade.

Cirstea, ranked 74th in the world, triumphed 6-4, 6-4 against the Australian Open champion to secure her first WTA 1000 semifinal since Toronto in 2013.

BIG WIN Sorana Cirstea of Romania celebrates with the crowd after her straight sets victory against Aryna Sabalenka in their quarterfinal match at Hard Rock Stadium on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, in Miami Gardens, Florida. PHOTO BY CLIVE BRUNSKILL/AFP

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