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
LLWWLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2008 ·
grass
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#17WTA
1957ELO
1689Grass ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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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.

Statistics

This season
Nakamura A.Cirstea S.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
66%
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·Slight edge
44%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
3.4
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
37
67
Break points saved·Slight edge
39
33
Break points won·Dominant
63
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
46
82
Tiebreaks·
—
92

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·
—
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw