Alla Kudryavtseva vs Sorana CirsteaTashkent Quarter-final

Tashkent · WTA · Quarter-final
38 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 September 2011
hard
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Kudryavtseva A.
7-6 6-4
Cirstea S.
Kudryavtseva A.
7762
Cirstea S.
654

Alla Kudryavtseva defeated Sorana Cirstea 7-6 6-4 in the Tashkent quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Alla Kudryavtseva narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-02-10DohaR64hardSorana Cirstea2-6 6-1 7-5
2011-03-07Indian WellsR128hardAlla Kudryavtseva3-6 6-3 6-3
2008-08-18New HavenR32hardSorana Cirstea4-6 6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Kudryavtseva A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kudryavtseva 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

Kudryavtseva 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
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Even
55%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (151 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
17
85
Break points saved·Dominant
18
86
Break points won·Dominant
62
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
61
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
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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