Sorana Cîrstea was eliminated at the Madrid tournament by Iga Swiatek, score 1-6, 1-6. After the match, he gave an extensive interview in which he talked about the defeat suffered, but also about the possible participation with Romania in the Billie Jean King Cup.
Sorana Cîrstea no longer wants to play for Romania at the Billie Jean King Cup
The Romanian said that she was very happy with the performance obtained by the girls trained by Horia Tecău, but she specified once again that she will not play for Romania at the Billie Jean King Cup final tournament. However, Sorana has great faith in the Romanian team and expects that including Simona Halep will take part in the competition.
“I was very happy for the girls and I was very proud of them. It was something extraordinary how they managed to win against Ukraine. I am very glad that we are in the World group and I wish them much success.
I hope it will be a nice surprise. I think this chapter is closed for me. Maybe by then Simona will come back, plus we have a lot of good girls who can play and I say they will do a very good job”said Sorana Cîrstea, according to Fanatik.
Sorana Cîrstea also spoke about the defeat with Iga Swiatek
“A score too hard for what was played. We had quite a few opportunities and the match was quite balanced. With Iga Swiatek you have to succeed in making every chance fruitful. There were a few moments when I felt I was over her.
There were many tied games and I didn’t manage to finish it. It’s #1 for a reason, but I feel the score is pretty rough for what it was played for. The second return made the difference and the service.
I served very badly and I was not allowed. I felt that I was over it, but today the service betrayed me. She was much more aggressive on serve two. The difference was made: the second serve and the return on her second serve, I had to be more aggressive.
The terrain was very difficult. I think they left without a roof, it seemed very wet and it was much harder to finish the point. It’s the same field for both, but the conditions were tough.
The coach told me to play more with the first serve. I failed to do that and be more aggressive on her serve. I didn’t succeed in these two things, they didn’t help me and here it made the difference.
Next is the tournament in Rome, then I will go to Strasbourg and Roland Garros. I’m going back to training. We have to work on what didn’t work, there will be many services and returns in the coming days.
I was playing well, I felt that I could get a result here, but Iga is number 1 for a reason, she played very well”, said Sorana Cîrstea, according to the same source.
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