Sorana Cîrstea vs Kimberly Birrell — 6-3 6-4

Result

The 17th seed Sorana Cîrstea needed just 72 minutes to beat Kimberly Birrell 6-3 6-4 on Court 12. The Romanian made only nine unforced errors to the Australian's 21 and broke three times; Birrell's six double faults undercut a serve that otherwise offered little resistance. A brisk, clean win into the third round.

Sorana Cîrstea

Kimberly Birrell

6Aces2

1Double faults6

67%1st serve in59%

75%1st-serve points won67%

56%2nd-serve points won48%

112 mphFastest serve110 mph

3/6Break points won1/1

16Winners18

9Unforced errors21

7/10Net points won8/12

60Total points won50

1079 mDistance run962 m

Stats: 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

Some second rounds are theatre; this one was office hours. Sorana Cîrstea, the 17th seed, followed a 6-1 7-6(6) win over Sára Bejlek with 72 tidy minutes against Kimberly Birrell, winning 6-3 6-4 on the back of just nine unforced errors while the Australian gave away six double faults. Birrell had come through a lopsided three-setter against qualifier Alina Korneeva — a bagel lost in the middle of it — and here never found her streaky best. Cîrstea's reward for the round's least complicated afternoon is a seeded meeting in the last 32: No. 9 Linda Nosková, who needed three sets to arrive at the same place.

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

Camila Osorio✓

Simona Waltert

Jun 29–30

6-2 6-1

Linda Nosková✓

Ella Seidel

Jun 29–30

6-4 6-3

Sorana Cîrstea✓

Kimberly Birrell

Jul 1–2

6-3 6-4

Linda Nosková✓

Camila Osorio

Jul 1–2

6-3 4-6 6-2

Linda Nosková✓

Sorana Cîrstea

Jul 3–4

2-6 6-3 7-6(9)

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

Camila Osorio✓

Simona Waltert

Jun 29–30

6-2 6-1

Linda Nosková✓

Ella Seidel

Jun 29–30

6-4 6-3

Round of 64

Sorana Cîrstea✓

Kimberly Birrell

Jul 1–2

6-3 6-4

Linda Nosková✓

Camila Osorio

Jul 1–2

6-3 4-6 6-2

Round of 32

Linda Nosková✓

Sorana Cîrstea

Jul 3–4

2-6 6-3 7-6(9)

What we know now

Tale of the tape

Sorana CîrsteaKimberly Birrell

36Age28

5′9″ (1.76 m)Height5′7″ (1.70 m)

—Weight—

Right-handed, two-handed backhandPlaysRight-handed, two-handed backhand

2006Turned pro2014

No. 18ATP rankingNo. 72

32–112026 win–loss—

—Career on grass—

0Grand Slam titles0

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

Albert CostaCoachNicole Pratt

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

The briefing