We head into the penultimate stage at the WTA 250 in Osaka as four players slug it out for a chance to win the prize money and points at stake as the season winds down.
Iga Swiatek returned to the courts this Thursday at the Korea Open with a comfortable 6-3, 6-2 victory over Romania's Sorana Cirstea, advancing to the quarterfinals.
Iga Swiatek’s first match since the US Open will occur on Day 4 of the WTA event in Seoul. Winning the title in Korea could be crucial to her chances of overtaking Aryna Sabalenka at No.
One of the best moments of Sorana Cirstea's career has been tainted after her 2025 Cleveland Open trophy was stolen. 35-year-old Cirstea might have thought her best days were over.
Sorana Cirstea is asking that the trophy she recently won at the WTA Tennis in the Lands event be returned to her after she says it was stolen from her hotel room while she was competing in the U.S.
Sorana Cirstea won her first WTA singles title recently since 2021 and her third overall in her career at Tennis in the Land also known as the Cleveland Open.
Anna Kalinskaya is set to face off against Iga Swiatek tonight at the US Open but in the doubles last night alongside regular partner Sorana Cirstea, she wasn't left best pleased with a so-called lack of respect from McCartney Kessler and Peyton Stearns.
A terrific week of WTA Cleveland tennis ends with a final between Sorana Cirstea and Ann Li. Cirstea has more experience on her side, but Li will be backed by an American home crowd.
Ann Li advanced to her second WTA Tour final of the year, edging second-seeded Xinyu Wang 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 on Friday at Tennis in the Land in Cleveland. In the other semifinal, Romania's Sorana Cirstea defeated Russia's Anastasia Zakharova 6-1, 7-5.
Former World No. 21 Sorana Cirstea is looking to reach her first WTA Tour final since 2021 as she faces Anastasia Zakharova in the semifinals in Cleveland.
After a difficult Wednesday full of rain, we’re finally seeing some WTA action again in Cleveland. Three quarterfinals are already set, with Eva Lys granting Anastasia Zakharova a walkover in one of them.
Day seven at WTA Cincinnati features a star-studded line-up and there should be plenty of entertaining tennis for the fans watching in Ohio and around the globe.
It promises to be an exciting opening day of WTA Cincinnati tennis. Ten matches are scheduled, and Wimbledon semifinalists Donna Vekic and Tatjana Maria are among those set to play.
It promises to be a superb WTA Iasi final. Home favourite Irina-Camelia Begu will receive vocal backing from the Romanian fans as she searches for a sixth WTA title.
The Romanian fans in Iasi will have three home favorites to support on semifinal day. Sorana Cirstea, Jaqueline Cristian, and Irina-Camelia Begu are the local players scheduled to be in action.
The first WTA Iasi round-of-16 contests will be played on day three in Romania on what promises to be an entertaining day of tennis. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate, but who will book their spot in the WTA Iasi quarterfinals?
Main draw action at the WTA 250 in Iasi continues with a mix of local favorites, in-form clay-courters, and returning veterans. Patricia Maria Țig and Sorana Cîrstea look to use home support to their advantage, while players like Francesca Jones and Katarzyna Kawa arrive with strong clay form.
Anna Kalinskaya and Sorana Cirstea clinched the women's doubles title at the Madrid Open, their first WTA 1000 title in the category. It was the first tournament in which the Romanian and the Russian teamed up to play doubles, and they defeated some of the best partnerships in the world along the way.
In a new Daily Dose of Social Media, Carlos Alcaraz stole the spotlight upon his return to the courts after skipping the Madrid Open and received praise from Boris Becker.
Nick Kyrgios was part of 12 current and former players who filed the lawsuit along with the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA), the tennis organization backed by Novak Djokovic.
Former World No.8 Karolina Muchova booked her spot in the semifinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Thursday, defeating Sorana Cirstea in an entertaining clash on Center Court.
Sorana Cirstea has been a constant presence on the WTA Tour for many years. After a brief hiatus from professional tennis, she is returning to the 2025 season with optimism, looking to make an impact on the circuit.