Makedonas 1,560 Posted March 14, 2022 #31 Share Posted March 14, 2022 13 hours ago, Monzanator said: First WTA match between two best Romanian players of the last decade since 2010! If Cirstea wins she will actually jump Halep in the rankings? Yes. Also they played doubles together at the 2012 Olympics but lost in the first round to the Williams sisters. It seems that they are no longer friends however. vlad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlad 255 Posted March 15, 2022 #32 Share Posted March 15, 2022 17 hours ago, Makedonas said: Yes. Also they played doubles together at the 2012 Olympics but lost in the first round to the Williams sisters. It seems that they are no longer friends however. Indeed, their relationship isn't so good, that's why this match is so special Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlad 255 Posted March 15, 2022 #33 Share Posted March 15, 2022 On 3/14/2022 at 11:18 AM, Monzanator said: First WTA match between two best Romanian players of the last decade since 2010! If Cirstea wins she will actually jump Halep in the rankings? Yes, two best Romanian players of decade but unfortunatly for us Cirstea retired from Fed Cup team due to bad relations with Halep. I don't wanna think what will be in Romanian media if Cirstea wins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makedonas 1,560 Posted March 15, 2022 #34 Share Posted March 15, 2022 7 hours ago, vlad said: Indeed, their relationship isn't so good, that's why this match is so special What's the story? Why do they dislike each other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlad 255 Posted March 16, 2022 #35 Share Posted March 16, 2022 16 hours ago, Makedonas said: What's the story? Why do they dislike each other? From what I know they have different personalities and they've never been very close, but the main reasons why they are not friends are: - in 2014 when Halep played her first GS final against Sharapova, Cirstea did not sent a goodluck message to Halep because "I'm not in Romania", according to Cirstea's explanations at that time - in 2017, after Halep lost her 2nd GS Final against Ostapenko, Cirstea became one of the best friends of Ostapenko - also in 2017 when Halep became no. 1 WTA, Cirstea did not congratulate Halep. Reason? "I was too busy, my schedule is too busy and I did not have time for this" Sure, all these reasons are hilarious but it's obvious that Cirstea is somehow jealous for Halep achievement. Anyway I like both of them and I'm proud of them for what they doing for Romania (they are 2 of the few Romanians who represent Romania at high level in sport). The big advantage of this match is that we have a player in next round Monzanator and Makedonas 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,569 Posted March 16, 2022 #36 Share Posted March 16, 2022 For statistical purpose, Halep won 61 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlad 255 Posted March 16, 2022 #37 Share Posted March 16, 2022 16 minutes ago, Monzanator said: For statistical purpose, Halep won 61 64 Head to head is 2-2 now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,569 Posted March 17, 2022 #38 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Women's SF in Indian Wells are set: Halep vs Swiatek and Badosa vs Sakkari Makedonas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,569 Posted March 19, 2022 #39 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Greece might have played it's hand at athletics IWC but there's still a big match on Sunday as Maria Sakkari takes on Iga Swiatek in the Indian Wells final. Winner will rise to #2 in the WTA rankings @Makedonas Makedonas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makedonas 1,560 Posted March 19, 2022 #40 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Yes, I watched the full match. So proud of Maria. It will be a tough one against Iga, it's the fifth time they've played each other in the last 10 months. Winner will be ranked number 2, loser will be ranked number 3. Either way, both girls will reach new career-high rankings Also not many countries can say that they've had men and women reach the top 3, now Greece can join that exclusive list. Who would've ever thought this 5-6 years ago even?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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