Venus Williams vs Sorana Cirstea — Miami Round of 64

Miami · WTA · Round of 64
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 March 2010
hard
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Williams V.
6-4 6-3
Cirstea S.
Williams V.
662
Cirstea S.
43–

Venus Williams defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-4 6-3 in the Miami round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's semi-final. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-05-24StrasbourgR32claySorana Cirstea6-1 2-6 6-1
2018-08-06MontrealR32hardVenus Williams7-6(4) 6-4
2018-03-05Indian WellsR64hardVenus Williams6-3 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Williams V.

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

Williams V.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
Williams V.Cirstea S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Cirstea S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
85
Break points saved·Even
83
86
Break points won·Slight edge
83
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
85
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Cirstea S.
Freshness·Slight edge
100
90

Williams V.: 21 days rest · Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
19°CRain
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 78%

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Williams V.
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Clijsters K.
Henin J.
6-26-737-66
Williams V.
Bartoli M.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Bartoli M.
Wickmayer Y.
6-47-5
Williams V.
Radwanska A.
6-36-1
Clijsters K.
Stosur S.
6-37-5
Henin J.
Wozniacki C.
6-756-36-4
R16
Stosur S.
Jankovic J.
6-17-69
Clijsters K.
Azarenka V.
6-46-0
Henin J.
Zvonareva V.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-2
Bartoli M.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-0
Radwanska A.
Shvedova Y.
6-16-4
Wickmayer Y.
Bacsinszky T.
6-06-1
Williams V.
Hantuchova D.
1-67-56-4
R32
Henin J.
Cibulkova D.
6-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Martic P.
6-36-3
Bacsinszky T.
Hercog P.
6-26-2
Williams V.
Vinci R.
6-16-4
Hantuchova D.
Petrova N.
6-26-4
Shvedova Y.
Petkovic A.
6-05-77-5
Radwanska A.
Ivanovic A.
7-57-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Schiavone F.
7-56-3
Wozniacki C.
Kirilenko M.
1-66-16-4
Azarenka V.
Safarova L.
6-46-2
Zvonareva V.
Errani S.
6-26-3
Jankovic J.
Vesnina E.
7-636-3
Stosur S.
Razzano V.
4-67-56-1
Clijsters K.
Peer S.
6-06-1
Kuznetsova S.
Szavay A.
6-26-3
Bartoli M.
Dulko G.
7-626-4
R64
Wozniacki C.
Pironkova T.
3-66-36-4
Shvedova Y.
Lisicki S.
6-30-1
Bartoli M.
Rybarikova M.
6-26-4
Kirilenko M.
Czink M.
4-66-27-64
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Paszek T.
7-644-66-3
Schiavone F.
Cornet A.
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Peng S.
6-23-66-4
Szavay A.
Molik A.
6-06-0
Dulko G.
Bondarenko A.
7-56-2
Wickmayer Y.
Baltacha E.
6-16-3
Martic P.
Rezai A.
7-55-76-4
Hercog P.
Wozniak A.
7-656-3
Bacsinszky T.
Li N.
6-44-67-63
Vinci R.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-47-65
Hantuchova D.
Schnyder P.
6-16-4
Petrova N.
Date Krumm K.
6-37-67
Petkovic A.
Pennetta F.
6-33-66-0
Ivanovic A.
Parmentier P.
6-46-3
Radwanska A.
Makarova K.
7-56-0
Jankovic J.
Koryttseva M.
6-46-0
Vesnina E.
Goerges J.
6-36-4
Razzano V.
Zheng J.
6-46-2
Stosur S.
Suarez Navarro C.
4-67-56-2
Clijsters K.
Kvitova P.
6-16-1
Peer S.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-16-0
Safarova L.
Martinez Sanchez M.
4-67-636-2
Azarenka V.
Dulgheru A.
6-36-2
Henin J.
Dementieva E.
6-36-2
Cibulkova D.
Arvidsson S.
6-06-2
Errani S.
Kleybanova A.
6-47-5
Zvonareva V.
Oudin M.
6-16-2
Williams V.
Cirstea S.
6-46-3
R128
Razzano V.
Lepchenko V.
6-35-0
Errani S.
Maria T.
6-16-0
Molik A.
Harkleroad A.
6-16-1
Cirstea S.
Larcher De Brito M.
7-57-69
Vinci R.
Kulikova R.
3-66-36-4
Schnyder P.
Srebotnik K.
6-26-736-1
Date Krumm K.
Chakvetadze A.
7-53-66-4
Petkovic A.
Rodionova A.
6-46-2
Shvedova Y.
Tomljanovic A.
6-717-637-5
Parmentier P.
Bammer S.
6-33-66-3
Makarova K.
Dellacqua C.
6-37-5
Koryttseva M.
Barrois K.
2-66-36-3
Goerges J.
Morita A.
7-636-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Pivovarova A.
6-17-63
Kvitova P.
Garbin T.
6-46-4
Kudryavtseva A.
Dushevina V.
4-66-16-4
Safarova L.
Kanepi K.
6-716-46-3
Dulgheru A.
Olaru R.
6-16-3
Henin J.
Craybas J.
6-26-2
Arvidsson S.
Brianti A.
6-26-4
Oudin M.
Krajicek M.
6-26-4
Cornet A.
Voegele S.
6-30-66-2
Paszek T.
Keothavong A.
6-46-2
Czink M.
Rus A.
3-66-17-66
Pironkova T.
Watson H.
6-46-2
Dulko G.
Govortsova O.
6-46-1
Rybarikova M.
Hradecka L.
3-66-46-2
Baltacha E.
Benesova I.
6-26-4
Peng S.
King V.
6-41-66-3
Martic P.
Coin J.
5-77-616-3
Hercog P.
Strycova B.
6-36-0
Bacsinszky T.
Mattek Sands B.
6-46-4