Sorana Cirstea vs Eva Lys Preview & Prediction | 2026 Australian Open | First Round
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Sorana Cirstea prepares for her last Australian Open as she faces Eva Lys in the first-round.
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Venue: Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia
Surface: Outdoor hard
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Sorana Cirstea vs Eva Lys prediction
Sorana Cirstea started the season in Brisbane with two wins against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Jelena Ostapenko before a straight sets loss to world number one Aryna Sabalenka. She qualified in Adelaide but decided to withdraw after sustaining an ankle injury against Kamilla Rakhimova. This will be Cirstea’s final Australian Open, as the Romanian announced that this will be their last season on tour.
She takes on Eva Lys. She competed at the United Cup at the start of this month, winning her first match against Suzan Lamens and then losing to Iga Swiatek despite taking the first set in an entertaining match. The 24-year-old is at her highest ranking of 39 in the world and reached the round-of-16 here as a qualifier last season. She also ended the season strongly, making the last eight at a WTA 1000 event for the first time in Beijing.
Lys won their only previous meeting at the Transylvania Open in 2023. This is a first-round match to look out for, with Lys’ youth and fearlessness from the baseline giving her the edge.
Sorana Cirstea vs Eva Lys tip: Eva Lys to win
