Sorana Cirstea vs Maret Ani — Estoril Round of 16

Estoril · WTA · Round of 16
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 May 2009
clay
EST
Maret Ani
44 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWW
Cirstea S.
7-5 6-2
Ani M.
Cirstea S.
762
Ani M.
52–

Sorana Cirstea defeated Maret Ani 7-5 6-2 in the Estoril round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Maret Ani came in defending last year's semi-final, but Sorana Cirstea had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 5 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Ani M.

Ani M.serving48% hold

wins 49% 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

Statistics

This season
Cirstea S.Ani M.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
55%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
37%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
48%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
0.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Cirstea S.Ani M.
Freshness·
91
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Cirstea S.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Draw

Final
Wickmayer Y.
Makarova K.
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Wickmayer Y.
Peer S.
3-0
Makarova K.
Groenefeld A.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Groenefeld A.
Lisicki S.
6-20-0
Peer S.
Gajdosova J.
6-20-66-3
Makarova K.
Kirilenko M.
5-76-26-2
Wickmayer Y.
Cirstea S.
6-41-66-4
R16
Wickmayer Y.
Govortsova O.
0-66-26-2
Cirstea S.
Ani M.
7-56-2
Peer S.
Strycova B.
6-46-1
Kirilenko M.
Salerni M.
6-36-0
Makarova K.
Czink M.
5-77-57-5
Lisicki S.
Bovina E.
6-47-5
Gajdosova J.
Benesova I.
7-56-4
Groenefeld A.
Barrois K.
6-46-4
R32
Ani M.
Piedade F.
6-07-64
Cirstea S.
Date Krumm K.
6-21-66-2
Govortsova O.
Ivanova E.
6-16-2
Peer S.
Larcher De Brito M.
4-66-06-0
Strycova B.
Soler Espinosa S.
7-56-4
Gajdosova J.
Johansson M.
1-66-16-1
Benesova I.
Silva N.
6-45-76-4
Groenefeld A.
Parmentier P.
1-66-37-61
Barrois K.
Koehler M.
7-646-0
Bovina E.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-16-3
Wickmayer Y.
Kvitova P.
6-26-4
Lisicki S.
Flipkens K.
6-26-2
Makarova K.
Cetkovska P.
6-46-3
Czink M.
Fernandez Brugues E.
7-57-5
Salerni M.
Coin J.
6-46-4
Kirilenko M.
Fichman S.
6-786-46-3