Sorana Cirstea vs Agnieszka RadwanskaLos Angeles Quarter-final

Los Angeles · WTA · Quarter-final
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 August 2009
hard
37 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cirstea S.
7-6 1-6 7-5
Radwanska A.
Cirstea S.
77172
Radwanska A.
64651

Sorana Cirstea defeated Agnieszka Radwanska 7-6 1-6 7-5 in the Los Angeles quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Agnieszka Radwanska came in leading the head-to-head 6–0. Sorana Cirstea claimed a first win over Agnieszka Radwanska in seven meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Sorana Cirstea closed it out in three sets, 7–6 1–6 7–5.

Head to head

06
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-01-02ShenzhenR16hardAgnieszka Radwanska6-0 6-3
2014-02-10DohaR32hardAgnieszka Radwanska7-5 6-0
2013-03-04Indian WellsR32hardAgnieszka Radwanska6-7(3) 6-3 6-4
2012-03-05Indian WellsR64hardAgnieszka Radwanska6-2 6-4
2009-07-27StanfordR32hardAgnieszka Radwanska6-0 6-1
2008-05-19IstanbulR16clayAgnieszka Radwanska6-0 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Radwanska A.

Radwanska A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Serve advantage — Radwanska A.

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.Radwanska 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%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
47%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
85
78
Break points saved·Even
86
85
Break points won·Slight edge
92
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
85
72
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
96
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
88

Cirstea S.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Draw