Istanbul Cup 2021: Sorana Cirstea vs Marta Kostyuk-Preview, Head to Head and Prediction for TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Championship
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Sorana Cirstea and Marta Kostyuk
Sorana Cirstea will take on Marta Kostyuk in the Semi-final of the Istanbul Cup 2021. Cirstea is currently the World no.67 on the WTA rankings and Kostyuk is the World no.85.
Match Details
- Tournament: Istanbul Cup 2021
- Match: Sorana Cirstea vs Marta Kostyuk
- Round: Semi-final
- Date: 24th April, 2021
- PrizeMoney: $ 10,100
- Venue: Istanbul, Turkey
- Surface: Clay Court
Sorana Cirstea vs Marta Kostyuk: Match Preview
Cirstea reached the third round of the Australian Open earlier this year. Since then though she has not been able to go past the first or second round of most tournaments. But her fortunes seemed to have changed a bit on clay. Here in Istanbul, she has defeated three opponents to reach the Semi-finals of the tournament.
Her first victim was Kateryna Kozlova of Ukraine. Next up she defeated the young Russian Anastasia Potapova. In the quarter-final she got the better of Fiona Ferro of France. Cirstea got lucky as her French opponent retired hurt after losing the first set 6-4. Her Semi-final opponent is rising star, the eighteen year old Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk.
Kostyuk is a fine young talent, she reached the Semifinals of the Abu-Dhabi Open earlier this year. On clay, in this tournament she is holding her own too. In her first match she defeated Russian Kamilla Rakhimova. In her second match she got the better of Daria Kasatkina. In the Quarter-finals she overcame the challenges of Croatian Ana Konjuh, 7-5 4-6 6-3.
Sorana Cirstea vs Marta Kostyuk: Head-to-Head
These two players have not met on the tour before, so the head to head stands at 0-0.
Sorana Cirstea vs Marta Kostyuk: Prediction
Cirstea is yet to drop a set in the competition so far. The experienced Romanian has also spent a lot less time on the court than her opponent. Kostyuk is a fine player, but fatigue will be a factor in this match. The experienced Cirstea should win this.
Match Prediction: Sorana Cirstea will beat Marta Kostyuk in three sets.
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