R32 Miami Open 2026

Sorana Cirstea #35 def. Elise Mertens #19

6-3 6-2

Sorana Cirstea defeated Elise Mertens 6-3 6-2 in the 2026 Miami Open third round on hard courts on March 21, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSorana CirsteaElise Mertens
Aces32
Double faults02
First serve %63.0%47.0%
First serve points won %64.0%73.0%
Second serve points won %54.0%47.0%
Break points saved %67.0%75.0%
Break points converted %25.0%33.0%
Service points won %60.0%59.0%
Return points won %41.0%40.0%
Total points won %51.0%49.0%
Serve rating112103
Return rating7178

Win Probability

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Player Comparison

FieldSorana CirsteaElise Mertens
Country ROU BEL
Birth dateApr 7, 1990Nov 17, 1995
Age3530
Height176 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3519
Ranking points (entering)1,3741,936
Elo (entering)1,9651,893
Current career W-L375–350320–205
Current career earnings$12,653,841$20,298,565
Pre-match H2H
Sorana Cirstea #35 2 0 Elise Mertens #19

Path

Sorana Cirstea's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Linda Noskova #136-2 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 20, 2026R64
Shuai Zhang #616-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 17, 2026R128

Sorana Cirstea's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Coco Gauff #44-6 6-3 2-6LH2HMatch dataMar 23, 2026R16

Elise Mertens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elvina Kalieva #1546-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataMar 20, 2026R64