Martina Muller vs Sorana CirsteaBogota Round of 16

Bogota · WTA · Round of 16
43 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2008
clay
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Muller M.
6-2 6-2
Cirstea S.
Muller M.
662
Cirstea S.
22

Martina Muller defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-2 in the Bogota round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Martina Muller claimed a first win over Sorana Cirstea in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-04-23BudapestR16claySorana Cirstea3-6 6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Muller M.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Muller M.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on clay

Muller M.Cirstea S.
Serve
81
Return
32

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
55%
65%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
36%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
49%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.2
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (14 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
85
Break points saved·Dominant
55
86
Break points won·Dominant
55
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
85
Tiebreaks·
96

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
90

Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast