Sorana Cirstea vs Alla KudryavtsevaNew Haven Round of 32

New Haven · WTA · Round of 32
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 August 2008
hard
38 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cirstea S.
4-6 6-3 7-5
Kudryavtseva A.
Cirstea S.
4672
Kudryavtseva A.
6351

Sorana Cirstea defeated Alla Kudryavtseva 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the New Haven round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alla Kudryavtseva came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Sorana Cirstea narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-02-10DohaR64hardSorana Cirstea2-6 6-1 7-5
2011-09-12TashkentQFhardAlla Kudryavtseva7-6(5) 6-4
2011-03-07Indian WellsR128hardAlla Kudryavtseva3-6 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kudryavtseva A.

Kudryavtseva A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

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

Serve & return on hard

Cirstea S.Kudryavtseva A.
67
Serve
70
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Even
59%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
17
Break points saved·Dominant
86
18
Break points won·Dominant
92
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
42
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
61

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
91

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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