Sorana Cirstea vs Lourdes Dominguez LinoBarcelona Round of 16

Barcelona · WTA · Round of 16
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2012
clay
45 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cirstea S.
1-6 6-3 6-1
Dominguez Lino L.
Cirstea S.
1662
Dominguez Lino L.
6311

Sorana Cirstea defeated Lourdes Dominguez Lino 1-6 6-3 6-1 in the Barcelona round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Lourdes Dominguez Lino came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Sorana Cirstea had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 5 on clay. Sorana Cirstea claimed a first win over Lourdes Dominguez Lino in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-04-27FesR32clayLourdes Dominguez Lino6-3 6-4
2007-07-16PalermoR16clayLourdes Dominguez Lino7-6(5) 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Dominguez Lino L.

Dominguez Lino L.serving57% hold

wins 53% 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.Dominguez Lino L.
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·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
50%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
0.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
20
Break points saved·Dominant
86
46
Break points won·Dominant
92
56
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
39
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
37

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
90

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