Sorana Cirstea vs Na Li — Toronto Semi-final
Toronto · WTA · Semi-final
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 August 2013
hard
Cirstea S.6-1 7-6
Li N.
Cirstea S.
6772
Li N.
165–
Sorana Cirstea defeated Na Li 6-1 7-6 in the Toronto semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Na Li came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Sorana Cirstea narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Sorana Cirstea came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-14 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Na Li | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2012-08-13 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Na Li | 6-3 4-6 6-3 |
| 2012-06-25 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Sorana Cirstea | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2012-05-28 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Na Li | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2011-05-23 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Na Li | 6-2 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Li N.
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.Li N.
67
Serve
—
70
Return
—
Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
56%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 81). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
85
82
Break points saved·Even
86
89
Break points won·Even
92
96
Deciding sets·Even
85
83
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
96
75
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
90
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Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 56%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Williams S.
Rybarikova M.
6-16-1
Cirstea S.
Kvitova P.
4-67-56-2
Li N.
Cibulkova D.
7-616-2
Radwanska A.
Errani S.
7-617-5
R16
Rybarikova M.
Bartoli M.
7-651-0
Kvitova P.
Stosur S.
6-36-3
Li N.
Ivanovic A.
3-66-17-65
Cibulkova D.
Vinci R.
6-37-64
Errani S.
Cornet A.
7-57-63
Radwanska A.
Stephens S.
6-17-62
Williams S.
Flipkens K.
6-06-3
Cirstea S.
Jankovic J.
6-36-4
R32
Stephens S.
Barthel M.
6-34-66-3
Cornet A.
Kirilenko M.
7-57-5
Kvitova P.
Bouchard E.
6-36-2
Li N.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-4
Stosur S.
Suarez Navarro C.
1-66-26-3
Cirstea S.
Wozniacki C.
5-77-606-4
Jankovic J.
Fichman S.
6-47-66
Williams S.
Schiavone F.
6-36-2
Flipkens K.
Bertens K.
7-53-66-2
Rybarikova M.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-2
Bartoli M.
Davis L.
6-06-3
Radwanska A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-3
Ivanovic A.
Pennetta F.
6-46-4
Vinci R.
Makarova K.
6-06-4
Cibulkova D.
Kerber A.
6-706-27-5
Errani S.
Koukalova K.
6-27-62
R64
Bertens K.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-41-66-3
Schiavone F.
Scheepers C.
2-66-36-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Zhao C.
6-16-3
Bouchard E.
Kleybanova A.
6-36-1
Pennetta F.
Radwanska U.
6-33-66-2
Fichman S.
Dubois S.
5-76-26-2
Jankovic J.
Tatishvili A.
7-664-66-3
Stosur S.
Glushko J.
5-76-26-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Hampton J.
6-46-4
Cibulkova D.
Cepelova J.
7-56-4
Makarova K.
Rodionova A.
6-17-5
Rybarikova M.
Dulgheru A.
6-46-3
Lepchenko V.
Morita A.
6-36-1
Vinci R.
Goerges J.
2-66-46-3
Davis L.
Kuznetsova S.
3-67-57-5
Cornet A.
Vesnina E.
6-36-3
Cirstea S.
Savchuk O.
6-26-3
Flipkens K.
Williams V.
0-66-46-2
Koukalova K.
Safarova L.
5-76-36-1
Barthel M.
Zheng J.
6-736-37-61
Stephens S.
Mladenovic K.
6-27-65
Kirilenko M.
Martic P.
6-26-1
Ivanovic A.
Hsieh S.
6-16-2
Wickmayer Y.
Mattek Sands B.
6-42-66-4