Sorana Cirstea vs Bojana JovanovskiBirmingham Round of 16

Birmingham · WTA · Round of 16
#17WTA
1957ELO
1689Grass ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 June 2013
grass
34 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cirstea S.
6-1 1-6 6-1
Jovanovski B.
Cirstea S.
6162
Jovanovski B.
1611

Sorana Cirstea defeated Bojana Jovanovski 6-1 1-6 6-1 in the Birmingham round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Bojana Jovanovski came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 64. Sorana Cirstea narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Sorana Cirstea closed it out in three sets, 6–1 1–6 6–1.

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-07-28WashingtonR16hardBojana Jovanovski4-6 7-5 6-3
2014-04-19Fed Cup WG PO: ROU vs SRBRRclaySorana Cirstea6-3 6-7(7) 6-3
2013-09-30BeijingR64hardBojana Jovanovski6-3 6-2
2013-09-16GuangzhouR32hardBojana Jovanovski6-2 6-1
2011-09-12TashkentR32hardSorana Cirstea6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving85% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Jovanovski B.

Jovanovski B.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
61%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 114). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
30
Break points saved·Dominant
86
26
Break points won·Dominant
92
63
Deciding sets·Slight edge
85
80
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
28

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
91

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw