Elena Vesnina vs Sorana Cirstea — Indian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
RUS
Elena Vesnina
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2009
hard
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Vesnina E.
5-7 6-2 6-3
Cirstea S.
Vesnina E.
5662
Cirstea S.
7231

Elena Vesnina defeated Sorana Cirstea 5-7 6-2 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Vesnina came in defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Vesnina E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Vesnina E.

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

Vesnina E.Cirstea S.
—
Serve
67
—
Return
70

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

Statistics

This season
Vesnina E.Cirstea S.
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Vesnina E.Cirstea S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
55
85
Break points saved·Slight edge
77
86
Break points won·Clear edge
69
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Vesnina E.Cirstea S.
Freshness·
—
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
16°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 40%

Draw

Final
Zvonareva V.
Ivanovic A.
7-656-2
Semi-finals
Zvonareva V.
Azarenka V.
6-36-3
Ivanovic A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Ivanovic A.
Bammer S.
W/O
Azarenka V.
Safina D.
6-746-16-3
Zvonareva V.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Radwanska A.
7-686-4
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-33-0
Zvonareva V.
Li N.
6-46-4
Radwanska A.
Szavay A.
6-05-76-3
Bammer S.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-2
Ivanovic A.
Pennetta F.
6-44-66-4
Wozniacki C.
Radwanska U.
7-56-3
Azarenka V.
Peer S.
7-56-4
Safina D.
Craybas J.
7-56-4
R32
Wozniacki C.
Kanepi K.
6-33-66-3
Radwanska U.
Glatch A.
6-37-63
Ivanovic A.
Dulko G.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.
Haynes A.
4-66-46-1
Bammer S.
Dushevina V.
6-16-3
Hantuchova D.
Cetkovska P.
7-57-5
Radwanska A.
Wozniak A.
6-16-4
Szavay A.
Barrois K.
6-36-4
Llagostera Vives N.
Kleybanova A.
7-626-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Knapp K.
6-26-4
Safina D.
Peng S.
7-56-4
Craybas J.
Vaidisova N.
6-46-3
Peer S.
Chakvetadze A.
6-26-4
Azarenka V.
Vesnina E.
6-37-5
Zvonareva V.
Kvitova P.
6-36-1
Li N.
Mauresmo A.
7-56-2
R64
Knapp K.
Errani S.
6-23-2
Kanepi K.
Razzano V.
7-621-0
Dushevina V.
Zheng J.
6-26-2
Pennetta F.
Mirza S.
6-36-4
Kvitova P.
Benesova I.
6-36-1
Dulko G.
Mattek Sands B.
6-16-3
Peer S.
Bartoli M.
1-66-47-5
Vesnina E.
Cirstea S.
5-76-26-3
Azarenka V.
Shvedova Y.
4-67-56-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Jankovic J.
6-46-4
Kleybanova A.
Paszek T.
6-36-2
Llagostera Vives N.
Cibulkova D.
7-666-0
Barrois K.
Cornet A.
6-26-2
Szavay A.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-26-2
Wozniak A.
Safarova L.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Stosur S.
3-66-37-5
Cetkovska P.
Dementieva E.
7-622-66-1
Hantuchova D.
Wickmayer Y.
5-76-37-64
Bammer S.
Vinci R.
6-26-3
Haynes A.
Sugiyama A.
6-47-5
Ivanovic A.
Yakimova A.
6-46-3
Radwanska U.
Kuznetsova S.
6-24-66-3
Chakvetadze A.
Makarova K.
6-37-5
Craybas J.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-53-66-4
Vaidisova N.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-1
Peng S.
Govortsova O.
6-33-66-4
Safina D.
Pironkova T.
7-686-2
Mauresmo A.
Groenefeld A.
5-76-36-4
Li N.
Schnyder P.
7-56-2
Wozniacki C.
Bacsinszky T.
6-16-1
Glatch A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-1
Zvonareva V.
Chan Y.
6-26-2
R128
Llagostera Vives N.
Strycova B.
7-657-69
Barrois K.
Koukalova K.
6-16-2
Shvedova Y.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-46-2
Chan Y.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-46-1
Kvitova P.
Parmentier P.
6-36-2
Groenefeld A.
Niculescu M.
6-36-0
Li N.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-4
Bacsinszky T.
Arvidsson S.
6-26-3
Razzano V.
Rodina E.
6-36-4
Glatch A.
Dubois S.
6-36-2
Radwanska U.
Larcher De Brito M.
4-66-26-4
Yakimova A.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-1
Mattek Sands B.
Garbin T.
6-46-4
Haynes A.
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-2
Vaidisova N.
Krajicek M.
6-36-4
Mirza S.
Koryttseva M.
2-66-36-2
Dushevina V.
Martic P.
6-46-3
Vinci R.
Morita A.
6-36-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Domachowska M.
6-16-3
Knapp K.
King V.
6-26-1
Paszek T.
Santangelo M.
6-36-2
Gallovits Hall E.
Kirilenko M.
3-67-57-5
Safarova L.
Oudin M.
6-36-1
Stosur S.
Schiavone F.
6-16-4
Cetkovska P.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-27-5
Wickmayer Y.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-2
Craybas J.
Dokic J.
6-46-2
Peer S.
Bondarenko K.
6-26-1
Makarova K.
Dechy N.
3-66-16-3
Pironkova T.
Erakovic M.
6-46-1
Govortsova O.
Keothavong A.
2-66-36-1
Vesnina E.
Lisicki S.
7-647-5