Bro, what did I see today! Our girl Sorana Cîrstea dropped the bomb in Rome! She beat Arina Sabalenka, the world No. 1, with 2-6, 6-3, 7-5.
000, with prizes over 7 million euros. After the match, Sabalenka said Sorana played incredible tennis and didn't give her many chances. "She came into the game and started playing incredible tennis. She didn't give me many chances," said the Belarusian. But let's be real, when you're No. 1 and you lose to a Romanian who's retiring this year, you're not that tough anymore, right? I watched the match with Mioara, I jumped off the couch when Sorana turned it around in the third set.
And look, Sabalenka complained about back and hip problems. "I felt that my body was preventing me from playing at the highest level. It's probably the lower back, related to the hip, which prevents me from making a full rotation," she explained. Yeah, yeah, we know, when you lose, you blame the body. The truth is Sorana was stronger and came back from 1-0 in sets and 2-0 in the second set. "I'm very happy. Arina needs no introduction, she's number one in the world. It's very nice to get such a result, but I work very hard," said Cîrstea on court. Bravo, Sorana, that's how it's done!
And now, the really interesting part: Sabalenka made an unusual request at Wimbledon. She wants to bring her dog, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Ash, on court. "Wimbledon, please, I beg you, let the dogs in," she said. The club only allows service dogs, but she insists that all players' dogs are well-trained. "I have to say that all our dogs are very well trained. They won't do anything wrong inside. We need to change that," she said. Man, I have a Tyson at home, an Amstaff who's scared of the vacuum cleaner, and he wants to come to the match too. But I say look at that rule: at Wimbledon you don't bring your dog unless you're a service dog.
What can I say, Sorana is the only Romanian left at Wimbledon after Jaqueline Cristian, Irina Begu, and Gabriela Ruse were eliminated. She beat Sara Bejlek and will play against Australian Kimberly Birrell. Go, Sorana, make us proud!
