Ayumi Morita vs Sorana CirsteaRome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 May 2013
clay
#18WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Morita A.
6-1 6-3
Cirstea S.
Morita A.
662
Cirstea S.
13

Ayumi Morita defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-1 6-3 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 16. Ayumi Morita narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

14
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-07-22StanfordR32hardSorana Cirstea6-2 6-2
2013-05-06MadridR64claySorana Cirstea3-0 RET
2012-09-24TokyoR64hardAyumi Morita6-2 3-6 6-2
2009-08-31US OpenR128hardSorana Cirstea6-1 6-3
2008-06-09BirminghamR64grassSorana Cirstea6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Morita A.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving77% hold

wins 62% 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 clay

Morita A.Cirstea S.
Serve
81
Return
32

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
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
53%
59%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
48%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (51 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·
84

Cirstea S.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw