Sorana Cirstea vs Michelle Larcher De BritoEstoril Round of 16

Estoril · WTA · Round of 16
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 May 2010
clay
33 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLLW
Cirstea S.
7-5 7-5
Larcher De Brito M.
Cirstea S.
772
Larcher De Brito M.
55

Sorana Cirstea defeated Michelle Larcher De Brito 7-5 7-5 in the Estoril round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

30
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-03-22MiamiR128hardSorana Cirstea7-5 7-6(9)
2009-08-03Los AngelesR64hardSorana Cirstea6-4 7-5
2008-09-29TashkentQFhardSorana Cirstea6-2 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Larcher De Brito M.

Larcher De Brito M.serving55% hold

wins 52% 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
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
58%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
52%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
5.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 53). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
44
Break points saved·Dominant
86
43
Break points won·Dominant
92
60
Deciding sets·Slight edge
85
80
Tiebreaks·
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
91

Cirstea S.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About