Sorana Cirstea vs Angelique KerberMiami Round of 32

Miami · WTA · Round of 32
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 March 2013
hard
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Cirstea S.
6-4 6-0
Kerber A.
Cirstea S.
662
Kerber A.
40

Sorana Cirstea defeated Angelique Kerber 6-4 6-0 in the Miami round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 64. Sorana Cirstea claimed a first win over Angelique Kerber in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-06-17EastbourneR32grassAngelique Kerber6-4 6-4
2012-01-09HobartQFhardAngelique Kerber6-0 3-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Even serve battle

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

Cirstea S.Kerber A.
67
Serve
70
Return

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
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
85
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
91
Break points won·Even
92
95
Deciding sets·Even
85
86
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
96
90

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
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°COvercast
Wind 23 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw