Romanian tennis player, Sorana Cirstea, 51st WTA, was defeated on Thursday by Maria Sharapova, 22nd WTA, in the second round of the US Open by 6-2, 7-5 in one hour and 50 minutes.
Sharapova controlled the first set and won it 6-2. In the second set, Cirstea led 2-0, 3-1 and 4-2 but the score was levelled by the Russian player at 4-4, then she took the lead and finally won the match.
For her performance, Sorana Cirstea will be awarded 70 WTA points and USD 93,000.