Flavia Pennetta vs Sorana CirsteaOlympics Round of 64

Olympics · WTA · Round of 64
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 July 2012
hard
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Pennetta F.
6-2 4-6 6-2
Cirstea S.
Pennetta F.
6462
Cirstea S.
2621

Flavia Pennetta defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2 4-6 6-2 in the Olympics round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Flavia Pennetta extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Flavia Pennetta closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

21
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-01-02AucklandR32hardFlavia Pennetta6-4 7-6(5)
2010-05-10MadridR64clayFlavia Pennetta6-1 1-6 6-1
2008-08-18New HavenR16hardSorana Cirstea3-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

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

Pennetta F.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·Slight edge
54%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (140 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
85
Break points saved·Even
83
86
Break points won·Even
89
92
Deciding sets·Clear edge
69
85
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
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-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw