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BTN: Cirstea blanks Sierra, moves closer to first Roland Garros quarterfinal in 17 years
Sorana Cirstea continues to show age is just a number, racing past Solana Sierra in under an hour to reach the Roland Garros fourth round for the first time since 2021. The win moves her one step closer to her first quarterfinal in Paris in 17 years.
The fountain of youth continues to show itself in the form of 36-year-old Sorana Cirstea, who dropped nary a game against Solana Sierra to reach the fourth round at Roland Garros for the first time in five years.
Her 6-0, 6-0 win in 56 minutes continued her excellent form in Paris, where she has surrendered just seven games across her first three rounds. She has won each of her last three sets 6-0, including the second set of her second-round victory over Eva Lys.
Tennis, WTA – Roland Garros 2026: Cirstea gets past Sierra
Sorana Cirstea (No 18), 36, in her final Roland-Garros, beat Solana Sierra 6-0, 6-0 in 56 minutes on Court 14 – the oldest player in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam main-draw match by double bagel.
Sorana Cirstea, the 18th seed and a 36-year-old in her final Roland-Garros, dismantled Argentina’s Solana Sierra 6-0, 6-0 in 56 minutes on Court 14 on Friday to reach the round of 16 at the tournament for the first time in five years – and at any Grand Slam for the first time in three.
Sierra had come into the match on the back of two of the bigger upsets of the women’s draw: a straight-sets defeat of Emma Raducanu in the opening round, then a three-set comeback to beat Italian 13th seed Jasmine Paolini, the 2024 Roland-Garros finalist, in the second.
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