Alize Cornet vs Sorana CirsteaCharleston Round of 16

Charleston · WTA · Round of 16
36 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 April 2008
clay
#18WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Cornet A.
6-1 7-5
Cirstea S.
Cornet A.
672
Cirstea S.
15

Alize Cornet defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-1 7-5 in the Charleston round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Alize Cornet narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Alize Cornet came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-07-29WashingtonQFhardAlize Cornet7-6(5) 6-2
2012-09-17GuangzhouQFhardSorana Cirstea6-4 6-3
2012-08-20DallasR16hardSorana Cirstea6-1 7-5
2009-05-25Roland GarrosR64claySorana Cirstea6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Cornet A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Cornet A.

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

Cornet A.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·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
55%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.7
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
53
85
Break points saved·Dominant
57
86
Break points won·Slight edge
83
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
74
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
88

Cirstea S.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
15°CPartly cloudy
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw