Sorana Cîrstea (35 years old, WTA No. 45) faced Leylah Fernandez (23 years old, WTA No. 22) on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong tournament, losing 4-6, 4-6.
Unfortunately, the Romanian was unable to avenge her elimination in the previous tournament (semifinals, Osaka), where she also lost to Fernandez, 1-6, 6-2, 4-6.
Sorana Cîrstea – Leylah Fernandez 4-6, 4-6
Match over! Cîrstea managed to come back from 1-5 down to 4-5, but couldn’t recover in the end and surrendered with the same score as in the first set.
