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Sorana Cîrstea vs Sára Bejlek — 6-1 7-6(6)
 Sorana Cîrstea✓ | 6 | 7 |
 Sára Bejlek | 1 | 66 |
Final · Monday, June 29, 2026 · Round of 128
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 CîrsteaStats: Official wimbledon.com match statistics (IBM) · as of 2026-07-09
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.
What we know now
Court: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London
Match length: 1:32
Tale of the tape
Sorana CîrsteaSára BejlekPlayer vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-09.
The briefing
Storylines
- Cîrstea, seeded 17th, took the first set for the loss of just one game.
- Bejlek, a 20-year-old left-hander, was playing in the Wimbledon main draw for the first time.
- Cîrstea saved the second set in a tiebreak to avoid a decider.
Head to head
This was their first meeting.
Source: WTA head-to-head · as of 2026-06-29.
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.