Sorana Cirstea vs Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaFes Round of 16

Fes · WTA · Round of 16
#18WTA
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
#128WTA
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 #18, 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

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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

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

Serve & return on clay

Cirstea S.Pavlyuchenkova A.
81
Serve
32
Return

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
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
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
Freshness·
86

Cirstea S.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About