Sorana Cirstea vs Olga GovortsovaBarcelona Quarter-final

Barcelona · WTA · Quarter-final
#18WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2012
clay
37 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLWW
Cirstea S.
2-6 6-1 6-3
Govortsova O.
Cirstea S.
2662
Govortsova O.
6131

Sorana Cirstea defeated Olga Govortsova 2-6 6-1 6-3 in the Barcelona quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-07-22StanfordQFhardSorana Cirstea6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Govortsova O.

Govortsova O.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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

Serve & return on clay

Cirstea S.Govortsova O.
81
Serve
32
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 194). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
0
Break points saved·Dominant
86
16
Break points won·Dominant
92
52
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
25
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
24

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