The pair Sorana Cîrstea/Jaqueline Cristian qualified for the round of 16 in the doubles event at the WTA 1000 tournament in Rome, after defeating the Italian team Grant/Ruggeri.

Sorana Cîrstea and Jaqueline Cristian qualified on Sunday for the round of 16 in the doubles event of the WTA 1000 tournament in Rome, after a victory in the first round against the Italian team Tyra Caterina Grant/Jennifer Ruggeri, with a score of 6-4, 6-4, in a match that lasted one hour and 16 minutes. In the next round, the two Romanians will face the winning pair between Hailey Baptiste/Alexandra Eala and Katerina Siniakova/Taylor Townsend, the second seeds. With this qualification, Cîrstea and Cristian secured a prize of 28,010 euros and 120 WTA points. Sorana Cîrstea, at the age of 36 and ranked 27th in the WTA, comes after an important victory against Aryna Sabalenka in the third round, where she achieved a spectacular comeback. In the round of 16, Cîrstea will have a difficult mission against Linda Noskova, a player in form, with a balanced head-to-head record. Qualifying for the round of 16 ensures Sorana 120 WTA points and a total prize of over 79,000 euros.