Liudmila Samsonova vs Sorana Cirstea Preview & Prediction | 2025 Tennis in the Land | Quarter-Final

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Liudmila Samsonova faces Sorana Cirstea in the quarter-finals of Tennis in the Land.

Ranking points: WTA 250

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Venue: Nautica Entertainment Complex, Cleveland, USA

Surface: Outdoor hard

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel

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Liudmila Samsonova vs Sorana Cirstea prediction

Liudmila Samsonova continued her quest for a second title in Cleveland with a straight sets win over Yafan Wang in the round-of-16. Samsonova controlled the first set and, after exchanging breaks in the first two games of the second, broke again to notch another win at the event. Samsonova did commit eight double faults and will hope to lower that count when she takes on Sorana Cirstea for a place in the last four.

Cirstea continued her encouraging run of form with an crushing victory over Jil Teichmann. The 35-year-old was broken in the very first game of the match, but completely dominated the contest after that as she won 12 of the next 13 service games to win 6-1 6-1 after just an hour and one minute.

Samsonova leads the head-to-head after beating Cirstea in straight sets two years ago in Washington. Despite their disparity in ranking, Cirstea should not be underestimated, given the fact she’s won seven of her last eight matches, including qualifying, and not dropped a set yet this week.

The world number 19 is still a big favourite here, but the Romanian is likely to be her toughest challenge yet.

Liudmila Samsonova vs Sorana Cirstea tip: Liudmila Samsonova to win