Anna Lena Groenefeld vs Sorana CirsteaSeoul Round of 32

Seoul · WTA · Round of 32
41 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 September 2009
hard
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Groenefeld A.
7-6 3-6 6-3
Cirstea S.
Groenefeld A.
77362
Cirstea S.
63631

Anna Lena Groenefeld defeated Sorana Cirstea 7-6 3-6 6-3 in the Seoul round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Anna Lena Groenefeld claimed a first win over Sorana Cirstea in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-10CincinnatiR32hardSorana Cirstea6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Groenefeld A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Groenefeld A.

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

Groenefeld A.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
1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Even
55%
59%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.3
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.5
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (54 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
35
85
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
86
Break points won·Dominant
59
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
39
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
53
96

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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