Overview

• Cirstea said on Instagram that her Tennis in the Land trophy was taken from room 314 at The Fifty Sonesta in Midtown and asked for it to be returned.
• The hotel’s general manager told CBS News they are in close communication with her and that a retired NYPD detective who serves as director of safety and security is personally overseeing the investigation.
• There has been no public indication the trophy has been recovered, and local police had not immediately provided comment, according to multiple reports.
• The missing trophy is from her Aug. 23 win in Cleveland, which was her third career singles title and her first WTA singles crown since 2021, as well as her first hard-court title since 2008.
• Her plea came during the US Open shortly after she exited in the singles second round, and the Cleveland event said it will work to provide replacement hardware.