Aiko Nakamura vs Sorana Cirstea — Birmingham Round of 32

Birmingham · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Aiko Nakamura
42 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2008
grass
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#17WTA
1957ELO
1689Grass ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Nakamura A.
6-4 4-6 6-4
Cirstea S.
Nakamura A.
6462
Cirstea S.
4641

Aiko Nakamura defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the Birmingham round of 32 on grass.

Key context

  • Match story: Aiko Nakamura edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nakamura A.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Nakamura A.

Serve advantage — Cirstea S.

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
Nakamura A.Cirstea S.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
37%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
49%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
44%
Break points saved·Clear edge
44%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (19 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nakamura A.Cirstea S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
34
85
Break points saved·Dominant
52
86
Break points won·Dominant
58
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
85
Tiebreaks·
—
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nakamura A.Cirstea S.
Freshness·
—
91

Cirstea S.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Bondarenko K.
Wickmayer Y.
7-673-67-64
Semi-finals
Bondarenko K.
Erakovic M.
6-36-2
Wickmayer Y.
Mattek Sands B.
7-57-62
Quarter-finals
Wickmayer Y.
South M.
6-46-3
Bondarenko K.
Cetkovska P.
7-636-2
Erakovic M.
Bondarenko A.
6-47-5
Mattek Sands B.
Vaidisova N.
6-36-0
R16
Vaidisova N.
Makarova K.
6-756-26-4
Mattek Sands B.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-2
South M.
Nakamura A.
2-66-46-4
Bondarenko K.
Czink M.
4-66-47-5
Bondarenko A.
Rao S.
3-67-56-1
Erakovic M.
Shvedova Y.
6-37-5
Wickmayer Y.
Krajicek M.
6-36-4
Cetkovska P.
Pin C.
6-46-756-3
R32
Shvedova Y.
Obrien K.
7-51-67-5
Makarova K.
Kerber A.
6-737-57-5
Vaidisova N.
Dechy N.
6-16-3
Bondarenko K.
Stosur S.
6-36-2
Pin C.
Domachowska M.
6-46-2
Cetkovska P.
Bartoli M.
5-76-46-0
Czink M.
Govortsova O.
6-37-66
Bondarenko A.
Ruano Pascual V.
7-643-67-5
Rao S.
Cavaday N.
4-66-36-1
Erakovic M.
Mirza S.
6-36-0
Krajicek M.
Poutchek T.
6-26-1
Wickmayer Y.
Dellacqua C.
6-23-66-3
Nakamura A.
Cirstea S.
6-44-66-4
South M.
Bammer S.
6-37-5
Tanasugarn T.
Paszek T.
6-16-0
Mattek Sands B.
Rezai A.
6-16-4
R64
Makarova K.
Baltacha E.
7-57-61
Dechy N.
Beltrame S.
7-56-2
Kerber A.
Puchkova O.
6-46-3
Rezai A.
Elliott A.
6-32-67-66
Mattek Sands B.
Gajdosova J.
7-616-2
Tanasugarn T.
Niculescu M.
6-36-4
South M.
Fitzpatrick A.
6-46-4
Cirstea S.
Morita A.
6-26-0
Nakamura A.
Obziler T.
7-56-3
Dellacqua C.
Ditty J.
7-656-2
Wickmayer Y.
Fedossova Y.
6-16-4
Poutchek T.
Olaru R.
6-07-66
Erakovic M.
Dubois S.
6-46-4
Obrien K.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-03-67-62
Shvedova Y.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-1
Cavaday N.
Craybas J.
6-06-4
Rao S.
Kvitova P.
7-686-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Sequera M.
6-36-736-1
Czink M.
King V.
6-27-64
Stosur S.
Lisicki S.
6-36-4
Bondarenko K.
Keothavong A.
6-36-2
Pin C.
Rodionova A.
7-57-62
Domachowska M.
Ruutel M.
6-46-4
Cetkovska P.
Yuan M.
6-26-1