Kirstea makes tennis history in Rome, the oldest Romanian on clay won the best

The Romanian eliminated top seed Arina Sabalenko in the third round in Rome with a upset - 2:6, 6:3, 7:5

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Kirstea won the match for history, Photo: REUTERS
Kirstea won the match for history, Photo: REUTERS
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Hero of the day, Sorana Kirstea! The Romanian eliminated top seed Arina Sabaljenka in the third round in Rome with a upset - 2:6, 6:3, 7:5

With this triumph, Kirstea entered tennis history as the oldest tennis player to defeat the world's number one player on clay, as the Romanian is 36 years old. The Belarusian celebrated her 28th birthday a few days ago.

"I have no words, I'm incredibly happy. Arina is an incredible player. She doesn't need to be introduced, because she's the number one player in the world. But I really played very well today, I worked hard and here's the result as a reward for that," said Kirstea, who previously announced that this is her last professional season in the WTA.

"I don't know, if I conquer Rome, I might change my mind," Kirstea emphasized.

She snapped a seven-game losing streak against Top 10 players, which she had won 25 times in her career, with 62 losses. The Sabal player suffered only her third loss this season, with 27 wins.

Kirstei's next rival in the round of 16 will be Czech Linda Noskova.

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