Romanian duo Sorana Cîrstea, Jaqueline Cristian reach Rome WTA 1000 last 16

The Romanian pair of Sorana Cirstea and Jaqueline Cristian qualified for the round of 16 in the doubles event at the WTA 1000 tennis tournament in Rome after defeating Italians Tyra Caterina Grant and Jennifer Ruggeri, 6-4, 6-4.

The tournament offers total prize money of 7,228,080 euros, CE Report quotes AGERPRES.

Cirstea and Cristian sealed their victory after one hour and 16 minutes of play.

The Romanian duo have guaranteed themselves prize money of 28,010 euros and 120 WTA doubles ranking points.

In the round of 16, Cirstea and Cristian will face the winners of the match between Hailey Baptiste/Alexandra Eala and the second-seeded pair Katerina Siniakova/Taylor Townsend.

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