Tennis: Cirstea Advances to Linz Second Round; Cristian Falls to Korpatsch

Sorana Cîrstea turned 36 on Tuesday and marked the day with a win in Linz. She advanced to the second round at the WTA 500 tournament in Austria.

Cîrstea into the second round

The fifth seed is ranked 29th in the world. She defeated Austria’s Sinja Kraus, world No. 119, 6-3, 6-3 in the opening match.

Next she meets Hungary’s Dalma Galfi, who is ranked 103rd. Tennis: Cirstea Advances to Linz Second Round; Cristian Falls to Korpatsch summed up Romania’s day.

Cristian halted by Korpatsch

Jaqueline Cristian was the tournament’s sixth seed. She lost to Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch, a qualifier, 6-4, 1-6, 4-6.

Korpatsch came through qualifying to reach the main draw. Cristian exited in the first round.

Ruse also moves on

Gabriela Ruse advanced on Monday after beating Katie Boulter 7-6, 7-6. Her next opponent will be Ukrainian Daiana Iastremska.

Filmogaz.com reported these results from Linz. The WTA 500 event continues with more matches later this week.