FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Dubai Championships - Dubai Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - February 20, 2025 Romania's Sorana Cirstea during quarter final match against Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File photo
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Romania's Sorana Cirstea has issued a plea for the return of the trophy from her title-winning run at last week's tournament in Cleveland after discovering that it had gone missing from her hotel room in New York.
Cirstea warmed up for the U.S. Open by beating American Ann Li in the Tennis in the Land tournament final last Saturday before losing to Karolina Muchova in the second round of the year's final Grand Slam on Thursday.
Adding to the disappointment was the disappearance of the Cleveland trophy - her first hardcourt singles title since 2008 - from her room in the Fifty Sonesta Hotel and the world number 57 took to social media in a bid to get it back.
"Whoever stole my Cleveland trophy from room 314 at @thefiftysonesta please give it back," the 35-year-old wrote.
"It has no material value, just sentimental value! It would be greatly appreciated! Thank you."
Reuters has contacted the hotel for comment.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in New York; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
