WTA Strasbourg Open 2021: Sorana Cirstea vs Venus Williams-Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction


WTA Strasbourg Open 2021: Sorana Cirstea vs Venus Williams-Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction

Sorana Cirstea and Venus Williams

Sorana Cirstea will take on Venus Williams in the first round of the Strasbourg Open 2021. Cirstea is currently the World No.61 on the WTA rankings and Williams  is the World No.104.

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Match Details:

TournamentStrasbourg Open 2021
MatchSorana Cirstea vs Venus Williams
RoundFirst-round
Date24th May, 2021
Prize Money€3,065
VenueStrasbourg, France
SurfaceClay Court

Sorana Cirstea vs Venus Williams: Match Preview

Sorana Cirstea
Sorana Cirstea

Sorana Cirstea, the thirty-one year old Romanian beauty, has over the years been in the news more for her good looks than her tennis. But last month she won her second WTA Title on tour at Istanbul, signaling her intent to focus on her tennis. Cirstea had won her first title in 2008 in Tashkent, and it took her thirteen long years to win her second. And in these years she has reached her best ranking of No. 21 in the World, had injuries, lost form, and came back up again. Her last outing was at the Madrid Open where she lost in the very first round to Jessica Pegula 6-7, 3-6.

In the first round she will face the legend Venus Williams. Williams was the first non-white player in Open era to have truly dominated the game, before her sister Serena Williams came along. The six foot plus American has 49 WTA Titles including seven Grand slam trophies. In 2011 she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called Sjogren’s Syndrome and since then her results have been rather erratic. Williams won her last title in 2016 and at forty is at the near end of an illustrious career. Since reaching the second round of the Australian Open 2021, Williams has been ousted in the first round of all the tournaments she has participated in. Her last outing was a three set defeat in the first round of the Parma Open to Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, 7-5 2-6 2-6. 

Sorana Cirstea vs Venus Williams: Head-to-head

Venus Williams
Venus Williams

These two players have faced each other thrice on the tour, and Venus leads the head to head 3-0. Their last encounter was in 2018 at the Indian Wells Masters which Venus won in straight sets, 6-3 6-4. 

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Sorana Cirstea vs Venus Williams: Prediction

Sorana Cirstea
Sorana Cirstea

The Romanian has a powerful game and on her day can be a formidable adversary, but her bane over the years has been her inconsistent play. Venus in all honesty just doesn’t seem to have the physical prowess that is required to play at the top level. She has been inconsistent and lacked the confidence and attacking intent in her game. 

Match Prediction: Sorana Cirstea will beat Venus Williams in three sets. 

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