French Open · R128 · Clay · best of 3 · May 24, 2026, 9:20 PM UTC

Ksenia Efremova vs. Sorana Cirstea — result and pick review

By The Maiden Desk · May 24, 2026

Every pick below gets graded after the match — wins and misses both stay up.

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Sorana Cirstea won 6-3 6-1 · May 24, 2026, 10:43 PM UTC

A miss: Ksenia Efremova at 57% lost to Sorana Cirstea (6-3 6-1). It counts against our record like every other miss.

Sunday's French Open first round pits Ksenia Efremova against Sorana Cirstea on clay. Ksenia Efremova is 1-9 across recent matches. Sorana Cirstea has won 4 in a row and 8 of the last 10 overall.

Sorana Cirstea has had the better of this rivalry, winning 1 of 1 against Ksenia Efremova. On clay specifically it reads 1-0 Cirstea — worth more than the overall number this week.

Neither the serve numbers nor the ratings separate these two by much, which is why our number stays close to even. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Efremova fractionally more likely to land the big points.

The numbers behind the pick

Surface ratings

Clay rating

Ksenia Efremova

Sorana Cirstea

1814

Overall rating

Ksenia Efremova

1497

Sorana Cirstea

1935

Serve

Serve (last 52 weeks)	Ksenia Efremova	Sorana Cirstea
1st serve in	52.3%	58%
1st serve points won	55.4%	62.9%
2nd serve points won	37.3%	45.7%

Form

Ksenia Efremova

1–1

Sorana Cirstea

8–2

Head to head

Sorana Cirstea leads the head-to-head 1-0. On clay: 1-0 Sorana Cirstea.

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Ksenia Efremova vs Sorana Cirstea at French Open?: Sorana Cirstea won 6-3 6-1.
Was the Ksenia Efremova vs Sorana Cirstea prediction correct?: A miss: Ksenia Efremova at 57% lost to Sorana Cirstea (6-3 6-1). It counts against our record like every other miss.
What is the head-to-head record between Ksenia Efremova and Sorana Cirstea?: Sorana Cirstea leads the head-to-head 1-0. On clay: 1-0 Sorana Cirstea.