Boss, grab the remote and find Eurosport, because Saturday, July 4, Sorana Cîrstea's Wimbledon match is on! Our girl, at 36, faces Linda Nosková, a 21-year-old Czech who's on a roll, but Sorana has her secret. The match is last on Court 3, after De Minaur - Svajda and Paolini - Sakkari, so around 4:30 PM Romanian time, we gather with beer and seeds at Fane's terrace, fingers crossed. Don't forget, GSP.ro does liveTEXT, but for me it's heart in mouth.

Sorana came like a storm so far: she finished Bejlek 6-1, 7-6, then Birrell 6-3, 6-4. No set lost, bro! Nosková is seed 9, won the title in Berlin, but in Bad Homburg she lost in the first round to Ruse. Still, at Wimbledon she's dangerous - last year she reached the round of 16. But listen to this: Sorana leads 3-2 in head-to-head matches in 2026! Last win, in Rome, 6-2, 6-4. And in Miami she gave it to her, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. Nosková only won at Indian Wells, in three sets. So Sorana has the key, boss!

Before the match, Sorana said it straight: "I said as a joke that I'd like to try other opponents, but it happens we play five times in six months. We know each other well, I don't think we've played on grass against each other. Nosková is solid, she's in the top 10, but I've won three times this year, I think I can play a good match." Exactly like that, ice cold. Mioara, my wife, says Sorana is like her at Lidl - she knows exactly where to strike.

Now, here's what's important: Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam where Sorana hasn't passed the third round. She's reached this stage five times in 16 attempts, but each time she stopped. Now it's her chance to break the ice. If she beats Nosková, in the round of 16 comes the winner between Anisimova and Keys. It's not easy, but I say Sorana can do it. She's the type who, when she gets stubborn, doesn't stop until she gets what she wants. Come on, even I got the BMW after six months of negotiating with Relu!

So Saturday, don't go anywhere. Put the kids to sleep, turn up the TV, and root for Sorana. Because if Nosková tramples us, at least we'll know we were there, with our hearts. Come on, Romania!