Aryna Sabalenka crashed out of the Miami Open in the quarter-finals losing in straight sets to Sorana Cirstea 6-4 6-4. Playing in only her second Miami quarter-final, three double faults from Sabalenka at crucial moments in the first and second sets proved decisive, while the unseeded Romanian produced a highly composed display to progress to the last four.
Ad Cirstea, who had never beaten a top-three player in her career until Wednesday, will play either No. 18 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova or No.
15 seed Petra Kvitova in the semi-finals. WTA MiamiSabalenka hails 'amazing performance' as she downs Krejcikova, Andreescu pulls outYESTERDAY AT 07:46 «I think I'm a bit speechless,» Cirstea said in her on-court interview after the match. «I came out knowing it was going to be a really tough match.
Aryna hits so hard so I knew I had to hold my ground and I'm very happy with my performance today. It's a bit unexpected to be honest! »I guess people like to talk about the age, the years, the results, but I never do that.