Kaia Kanepi vs Sorana Cirstea — Oeiras Round of 16

Oeiras · WTA · Round of 16
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 April 2013
clay
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Kanepi K.
6-1 6-2
Cirstea S.
Kanepi K.
662
Cirstea S.
12–

Kaia Kanepi defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-1 6-2 in the Oeiras round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Kaia Kanepi narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-03-08Indian WellsR128hardSorana Cirstea6-7(1) 6-3 6-4
2009-04-06MarbellaQFclaySorana Cirstea6-4 2-6 7-5
2008-02-25AcapulcoQFhardKaia Kanepi6-2 4-6 7-6(6)
2007-07-16PalermoR32claySorana Cirstea6-2 6-4
2006-08-07StockholmR32hardKaia Kanepi6-1 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Kanepi K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

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

Statistics

This season
Kanepi K.Cirstea S.
1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.6
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kanepi K.Cirstea S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
85
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
86
Break points won·Clear edge
70
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kanepi K.Cirstea S.
Freshness·
—
91

Cirstea S.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Draw

Final
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Suarez Navarro C.
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Oprandi R.
0-66-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Kanepi K.
6-46-1
Quarter-finals
Suarez Navarro C.
Puig M.
6-26-4
Oprandi R.
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Vesnina E.
6-36-737-63
Kanepi K.
Morita A.
6-46-3
R16
Oprandi R.
Peng S.
6-16-3
Kuznetsova S.
Voskoboeva G.
6-46-4
Morita A.
Radwanska U.
6-26-3
Kanepi K.
Cirstea S.
6-16-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-3
Puig M.
Schiavone F.
6-36-2
Vesnina E.
Niculescu M.
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-37-64
R32
Schiavone F.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-24-66-3
Radwanska U.
Cibulkova D.
2-66-46-4
Morita A.
Robson L.
6-27-5
Kanepi K.
Mladenovic K.
6-46-3
Cirstea S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-22-66-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Erakovic M.
6-36-0
Wickmayer Y.
Tatishvili A.
6-17-5
Peng S.
Bartoli M.
6-01-66-4
Voskoboeva G.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-4
Oprandi R.
Bertens K.
6-36-3
Kuznetsova S.
Lepchenko V.
6-726-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Peer S.
6-46-4
Cabeza Candela E.
Rezai A.
5-76-16-3
Niculescu M.
Paszek T.
6-16-3
Vesnina E.
Koehler M.
6-46-1
Puig M.
Goerges J.
7-636-2