Heather Watson vs Sorana Cirstea — Miami Round of 128

Miami · WTA · Round of 128
Heather Watson
GBR
Heather Watson
#470WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 March 2012
hard
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Watson H.
6-3 3-6 7-6
Cirstea S.
Watson H.
63772
Cirstea S.
36641

Heather Watson defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-3 3-6 7-6 in the Miami round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17, defending last year's round of 128. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Heather Watson closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-09-13PortorozR32hardSorana Cirstea6-1 6-3
2018-01-08HobartR32hardHeather Watson7-5 6-3
2014-08-25US OpenR128hardSorana Cirstea6-1 6-1
2014-02-07Fed Cup G1 RR: GBR vs ROURRhardHeather Watson6-7(7) 6-1 6-4
2012-12-31AucklandR32hardHeather Watson6-3 0-0 RET
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Serve vs return

This season
Watson H.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Watson H.

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

Watson H.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
Watson H.Cirstea S.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.3
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Watson H.Cirstea S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
20
85
Break points saved·Dominant
43
86
Break points won·Dominant
62
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
13
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Watson H.Cirstea S.
Freshness·Slight edge
100
90

Watson H.: 18 days rest · Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CMainly clear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Radwanska A.
Sharapova M.
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Wozniacki C.
4-66-26-4
Radwanska A.
Bartoli M.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Wozniacki C.
Williams S.
6-46-4
Radwanska A.
Williams V.
6-46-1
Bartoli M.
Azarenka V.
6-36-3
Sharapova M.
Li N.
6-36-0
R16
Sharapova M.
Makarova K.
6-47-63
Li N.
Lisicki S.
3-66-46-2
Wozniacki C.
Wickmayer Y.
7-666-0
Williams S.
Stosur S.
7-56-3
Radwanska A.
Muguruza G.
6-36-2
Williams V.
Ivanovic A.
6-746-26-2
Bartoli M.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Cibulkova D.
1-67-677-5
R32
Stosur S.
Scheepers C.
2-67-56-2
Radwanska A.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-16-2
Muguruza G.
Pennetta F.
6-21-67-66
Ivanovic A.
Hantuchova D.
6-27-62
Azarenka V.
Watson H.
6-06-2
Wickmayer Y.
Clijsters K.
6-47-65
Williams S.
Vinci R.
6-26-1
Williams V.
Wozniak A.
4-66-47-65
Bartoli M.
Halep S.
6-47-66
Kirilenko M.
Pervak K.
6-26-1
Cibulkova D.
Zheng J.
6-26-0
Sharapova M.
Stephens S.
6-46-2
Makarova K.
Barthel M.
6-26-4
Lisicki S.
Peng S.
6-47-5
Li N.
Benesova I.
7-56-2
Wozniacki C.
Cetkovska P.
6-37-5
R64
Zheng J.
Kerber A.
7-646-1
Cibulkova D.
Tatishvili A.
7-56-1
Peng S.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-16-2
Williams S.
Zhang S.
6-26-3
Benesova I.
Kuznetsova S.
1-67-677-67
Azarenka V.
Krajicek M.
6-37-5
Watson H.
Safarova L.
6-26-1
Pervak K.
Schiavone F.
6-44-67-5
Kirilenko M.
Kleybanova A.
7-616-3
Halep S.
Petrova N.
6-36-2
Bartoli M.
Hercog P.
5-76-26-1
Williams V.
Kvitova P.
6-44-66-0
Wozniak A.
Niculescu M.
4-66-36-4
Hantuchova D.
Bondarenko K.
6-746-27-64
Ivanovic A.
King V.
6-47-5
Muguruza G.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-3
Pennetta F.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-42-66-0
Soler Espinosa S.
Kanepi K.
7-56-3
Radwanska A.
Keys M.
6-16-1
Stosur S.
Savinykh V.
6-46-0
Scheepers C.
Medina Garrigues A.
1-66-46-0
Vinci R.
Pironkova T.
7-56-1
Clijsters K.
Goerges J.
6-27-5
Wickmayer Y.
Erakovic M.
6-36-4
Cetkovska P.
Mchale C.
0-67-56-1
Wozniacki C.
Strycova B.
6-46-0
Li N.
Czink M.
7-56-2
Sharapova M.
Peer S.
4-66-36-3
Stephens S.
Errani S.
3-66-27-5
Makarova K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-2
Barthel M.
Jankovic J.
6-06-3
Lisicki S.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-2
R128
Tatishvili A.
Paszek T.
6-44-3
Zheng J.
Hradecka L.
6-16-4
Muguruza G.
Morita A.
6-32-63-0
Dominguez Lino L.
Jovanovski B.
6-36-3
Benesova I.
Vesnina E.
7-656-1
Stephens S.
Parmentier P.
4-67-646-4
Peer S.
Cornet A.
6-46-2
Krajicek M.
Birnerova E.
5-76-46-0
Watson H.
Cirstea S.
6-33-67-64
Pervak K.
Yakimova A.
6-46-0
Kleybanova A.
Larsson J.
2-66-36-2
Halep S.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-756-36-3
Hercog P.
Hampton J.
6-16-3
Williams V.
Date Krumm K.
6-06-3
Wozniak A.
Daniilidou E.
4-66-36-0
Bondarenko K.
Radwanska U.
3-67-656-4
King V.
Pous Tio L.
6-27-612
Soler Espinosa S.
Doi M.
6-36-4
Keys M.
Rybarikova M.
6-746-26-1
Savinykh V.
Koukalova K.
6-37-5
Scheepers C.
Begu I.
3-66-36-0
Pironkova T.
Martic P.
6-36-2
Zhang S.
Baltacha E.
6-756-36-2
Clijsters K.
Gajdosova J.
4-66-16-0
Erakovic M.
Johansson M.
4-66-46-4
Mchale C.
Voskoboeva G.
6-36-4
Strycova B.
Dushevina V.
7-636-4
Czink M.
Brianti A.
6-16-2
Foretz Gacon S.
Rogowska O.
6-46-1
Arvidsson S.
Dulko G.
6-47-5
Barthel M.
Arn G.
6-16-0
Makarova K.
Dokic J.
6-17-5