KIRSTYA – about the victory over Sobolenko: “I understood that I will have a chance”

Romanian tennis player Sorana Kirstya He talked about the victory over the world’s second racket Arina Sobolenko in the 1/4 finals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Miami.

“I am very happy with this win. I want to say that I have confidence in my game. I knew that I was playing well at the moment and realized that if I acted aggressively I would have a chance, and today I did exactly that. Probably, Sobolenko is one of the two or three best players who are in great shape right now. Surely such a victory.” It gives me great confidence.

Of course, in general, I knew how Arina played, that she had a very, very aggressive game. Therefore, I realized today that I have to be aggressive, because as soon as you give it room, you back off a little, then you’re done.

I guess I’m lucky because I can do both. I can attack and defend. Basically I prefer to attack. But I knew I had to be active and be strong in the beginning because after getting the first few games he starts attacking more and more and it’s definitely hard to handle. So I think the most important thing for me today is to be aggressive, not let him dictate, be reliable and serve well. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to serve very well, but service helped me a lot in important moments,” said Kyrstya.