Cirstea makes history with 6-0 6-0 win

Cirstea makes history with 6-0 6-0 winImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Sorana Cirstea has won four WTA titles during her 20-year careerByPaul BattisonBBC Sport JournalistPublished29 May 2026, 18:37 BSTUpdated 17 minutes agoSorana Cirstea continued her remarkable form in the twilight of her career as she thrashed Solana Sierra 6-0 6-0 to reach the French Open fourth round.The 36-year-old is the oldest player in the Open era to claim a ‘double bagel’ victory in a Grand Slam main draw.The win over Argentina’s Sierra sees Cirstea become the oldest player to reach the last-16 in the women’s singles at Roland Garros since Serena Williams in 2021.Romania’s Cirstea will retire at the end of 2026 but is enjoying one of the best spells of her 20-year career.This is the first time Cirstea has advanced beyond the second round of a Grand Slam since the 2022 US Open.Earlier this month she reached the Italian Open semi-finals, beating world number one Aryna Sabalenka along the way.Cirstea was dominant from start to finish, with her 21-year-old opponent not reaching game point once in the match.”I don’t feel I’m doing anything different. I feel I am still working the same – the same discipline and professionalism,” Cirstea mentioned.”Every time I step on court I feel I have a lot of things to improve. I have goals I want to improve and that keeps me alive. “I’ve always been there the last couple of years around [world number] 20, but I feel what’s different this season is the consistency.”Cirstea will face China’s Wang Xiyu next. Should she advance, she will reach the quarter-finals at Roland Garros for the first time in 17 years and equal her best run at a Grand Slam.Her previous major quarter-final appearance came at the US Open in 2022.French Open to take action against Vallejo for ‘sexist’ remarks