Zidansek vs Cirstea: who will become the first quarter-finalist of Roland Garros?

Tamara Zidansek already achieved her best result in Roland Garros. In two previous years Slovenian player was beaten in the first round both times. In 2021 Tamara has already reached the round of 16.

Zidansek had a difficult path to that stage in Paris. In the first round she narrowly beat Bianca Andreescu in three sets (6:7, 7:6, 9:7). Second opponent, Brengle, failed to put up a fight against Zidansek (6:4, 6:1). In the third round Tamara recorded an amazing comeback victory over Siniakova after a bagel in the first set (0:6, 7:6, 6:2).

Sorana Cirstea gained an excellent form for the start of Roland Garros. One week ago she reached the final of Strasbourg tournament, but was beaten by Barbora Krejcikova in the title match (6:3, 6:3).

In Paris Cirstea's impressive run of form continued. In three matches at the French capital she lost only one set. It happened in the second round match against Trevisan (6:4, 3:6, 6:4). Before that she secured a win over Konta (7:6, 6:2). In the round of 32 Cirstea recorded a very confident victory over the Russian player Daria Kasatkina, despite many experts predicted a defeat for Sorana (6:3, 6:2).