Mirra Andreeva v Sorana Cirstea LIVE – 2026 French Open quarter-final updates from Court Philippe-Chatrier

THE TNT SPORTS EXPERTS REFLECT ON A ONE-SIDED FIRST SET

Johanna Konta: “I am still of the opinion that if Cirstea is able to dictate, she can bother Andreeva. But what we are seeing, she is unable to dictate.
“We’re seeing the heavier conditions, Cirstea’s ball isn’t able to come through as quickly. Andreeva is an incredible retriever, she’s able to make points go long.
“Cirstea is getting frustrated and towards the end of that first set she started missing balls, I think, because she knows she isn’t being effective.”

Tim Henman: “She’s been so good at going down the line, every time she’s able to step inside the baseline, she’s going line and dictating play. Cirstea has got to try and be much more effective and push Andreeva back, because if she doesn’t, this could be over pretty rapidly.”