Bojana Jovanovski vs Sorana CirsteaGuangzhou Round of 32

Guangzhou · WTA · Round of 32
34 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 September 2013
hard
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Jovanovski B.
6-2 6-1
Cirstea S.
Jovanovski B.
662
Cirstea S.
21

Bojana Jovanovski defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-1 in the Guangzhou round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's semi-final. Bojana Jovanovski narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

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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
2013-06-10BirminghamR16grassSorana Cirstea6-1 1-6 6-1
2011-09-12TashkentR32hardSorana Cirstea6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Jovanovski B.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Jovanovski B.

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 hard

Jovanovski B.Cirstea S.
Serve
67
Return
70

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

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

Clutch

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

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