Ayumi Morita vs Sorana CirsteaTokyo Round of 64

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 64
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2012
hard
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Morita A.
6-2 3-6 6-2
Cirstea S.
Morita A.
6362
Cirstea S.
2621

Ayumi Morita defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the Tokyo round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Ayumi Morita narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ayumi Morita closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

14
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-07-22StanfordR32hardSorana Cirstea6-2 6-2
2013-05-13RomeR64clayAyumi Morita6-1 6-3
2013-05-06MadridR64claySorana Cirstea3-0 RET
2009-08-31US OpenR128hardSorana Cirstea6-1 6-3
2008-06-09BirminghamR64grassSorana Cirstea6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Morita A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Morita 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

Morita 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
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
58%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
53%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
48%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.9
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.7
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (79 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
33
85
Break points saved·Dominant
43
86
Break points won·Clear edge
70
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
66
96

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
25°CPartly cloudy
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 61%

Draw