Sorana Cirstea vs Sara ErraniLuxembourg Round of 16

Luxembourg · WTA · Round of 16
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2008
hard
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Cirstea S.
6-4 6-2
Errani S.
Cirstea S.
662
Errani S.
42

Sorana Cirstea defeated Sara Errani 6-4 6-2 in the Luxembourg round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sara Errani came in leading the head-to-head 6–1. Sorana Cirstea narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

16
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-03PalermoR32claySara Errani7-5 1-6 6-4
2014-02-17DubaiR16hardSorana Cirstea6-2 5-7 6-1
2013-05-06MadridR32claySara Errani7-5 2-6 6-4
2013-02-18DubaiR16hardSara Errani6-4 6-4
2012-01-16Australian OpenR32hardSara Errani6-7(6) 6-0 6-2
2011-04-04MarbellaR32claySara Errani1-6 6-4 6-2
2010-03-01MonterreyR32hardSara Errani6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Errani S.

Errani S.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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 hard

Cirstea S.Errani S.
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·Clear edge
61%
78%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
55%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
52%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
49%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
0.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
36
Break points saved·Dominant
86
8
Break points won·Slight edge
92
98
Deciding sets·Slight edge
85
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
34

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
90

Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast