Sorana Cîrstea vs Sára Bejlek — 6-1 7-6(6)

Result

The 17th seed Sorana Cîrstea beat Sára Bejlek 6–1 7–6(6) to reach the second round. Cîrstea raced through the opening set, then edged a tight second-set tiebreak despite six double faults, winning 69 points to Bejlek's 61. The pair were meeting for the first time.

Sorana Cîrstea

Sára Bejlek

2Aces1

6Double faults1

53%1st serve in46%

70%1st-serve points won69%

47%2nd-serve points won60%

113 mphFastest serve109 mph

4/7Break points won2/8

21Winners20

23Unforced errors26

17/23Net points won10/16

69Total points won61

1457 mDistance run1377 m

Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.

At this Stage

Sorana Cîrstea's first round split neatly in two: a 6-1 opening set that took care of itself, and a second that very nearly got away. The No. 17 seed beat Sára Bejlek 6-1 7-6(6), surviving six of her own double faults and a tight tiebreak before closing out the 20-year-old Czech left-hander, a Wimbledon main-draw debutante. First meetings can be awkward, and this one was — for a set. Cîrstea moved through to face Kimberly Birrell in the last 64, a match since won in straight sets, having spent just enough time in trouble to remember why avoiding it is preferable.

Sorana Cîrstea✓

Sára Bejlek

Jun 29–30

6-1 7-6(6)

Kimberly Birrell✓

Alina Korneeva

Jun 29–30

6-3 0-6 6-2

Sorana Cîrstea✓

Kimberly Birrell

Jul 1–2

6-3 6-4

Round of 128

Sorana Cîrstea✓

Sára Bejlek

Jun 29–30

6-1 7-6(6)

Kimberly Birrell✓

Alina Korneeva

Jun 29–30

6-3 0-6 6-2

Round of 64

Sorana Cîrstea✓

Kimberly Birrell

Jul 1–2

6-3 6-4

What we know now

Tale of the tape

Sorana CîrsteaSára Bejlek

36Age20

5′9″ (1.76 m)Height5′4″ (1.63 m)

—Weight—

Right-handed, two-handed backhandPlaysLeft-handed, two-handed backhand

2006Turned pro—

No. 18ATP rankingNo. 45

32–112026 win–loss—

—Career on grass—

0Grand Slam titles0

Third round (2009, 2012, 2017, 2021, 2023)Best at WimbledonFirst round (2026)

Albert CostaCoachJakub Kahoun

Player vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-09.

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