Sorana Cirstea vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova — Fes Round of 16

Fes · WTA · Round of 16
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 April 2008
clay
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
RUS
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
#400WTA
1775ELO
1692Clay ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Cirstea S.
6-4 6-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Cirstea S.
662
Pavlyuchenkova A.
42–

Sorana Cirstea defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 6-2 in the Fes round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 32. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

4–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-04BrisbaneR64hardSorana Cirstea6-3 6-1
2022-01-17Australian OpenR32hardSorana Cirstea6-3 2-6 6-2
2018-06-25EastbourneR64grassAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova2-6 7-5 6-4
2017-05-08MadridR64claySorana Cirstea6-1 3-6 7-6(5)
2013-08-19New HavenR32hardAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova3-0 RET
2011-10-10LinzR16hardSorana Cirstea4-6 6-0 6-4
2010-07-26IstanbulQFclayAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova6-4 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Pavlyuchenkova A.

Pavlyuchenkova A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

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

Statistics

This season
Cirstea S.Pavlyuchenkova A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cirstea S.Pavlyuchenkova A.
Clutch Rating·Even
85
85
Break points saved·Even
86
87
Break points won·Even
92
91
Deciding sets·Even
85
88
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
96
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Cirstea S.Pavlyuchenkova A.
Freshness·
91
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Cirstea S.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Draw

Final
Dulko G.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-627-65
Semi-finals
Medina Garrigues A.
Arn G.
6-37-63
Dulko G.
Rezai A.
7-666-3
Quarter-finals
Rezai A.
Kleybanova A.
5-77-57-5
Dulko G.
Cirstea S.
6-06-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Savchuk O.
6-16-1
Arn G.
Cetkovska P.
6-26-2
R16
Cirstea S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Karatantcheva S.
3-67-646-1
Savchuk O.
Makarova K.
7-646-4
Dulko G.
Loit E.
6-36-2
Rezai A.
De Los Rios R.
7-626-0
Kleybanova A.
Rodionova A.
6-736-36-4
Cetkovska P.
Bacsinszky T.
6-17-5
Arn G.
Garbin T.
6-47-5
R32
Dulko G.
Camerin M.
6-16-1
Karatantcheva S.
Baltacha E.
7-56-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Dominguez Lino L.
4-66-26-1
Loit E.
Obrien K.
6-776-46-1
Garbin T.
Castano C.
4-66-36-3
Makarova K.
Klepac A.
6-26-3
Arn G.
Dokic J.
6-46-2
Cetkovska P.
Kloesel S.
6-47-5
Bacsinszky T.
Lalami N.
6-26-4
Kleybanova A.
Wozniak A.
6-26-3
Rodionova A.
Essaadi L.
6-16-1
De Los Rios R.
Osterloh L.
6-46-4
Rezai A.
King V.
6-26-4
Cirstea S.
Erakovic M.
2-66-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
El Allami F.
6-06-1
Savchuk O.
Kremer A.
4-66-36-0