Heather Watson vs Sorana Cirstea — GBR vs ROU Round Robin
Heather Watson defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-7 6-1 6-4 in the GBR vs ROU round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #16. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 3–0.
Key context
- Match story: Heather Watson dropped the opening set before beating Sorana Cirstea 6–7 6–1 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedWatson H. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
5 shared · last 12 monthsWatson H. and Cirstea S. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Watson H. went 1–4 (20%) against them, Cirstea S. 3–4 (43%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 2 better-results split).
1–420%Watson H. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents3–443%Cirstea S. · better vs 2
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
5–9Sets6–8
63–70Games61–72
1–0Tiebreaks1–1
1–3Deciding sets0–0
vs Cibulkova D.L4-6 3-6Brisbane · hardL4-6 0-6Stanford · hard
vs Morita A.L6-1 5-7 4-6Miami · hardL1-6 3-6Rome · clay
vs Pironkova T.W1-6 6-4 6-2GBR vs BUL · hardW6-4 6-4Birmingham · grass
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vs Voegele S.L4-6 6-2 4-6Roland Garros · clayW7-5 7-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Erakovic M.L4-6 7-6(4) 3-6Cincinnati · hardL4-6 6-7Australian Open · hard
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Watson H. leads 3–030
- Watson H.February 2014GBR vs ROUThis matchHard6-7 6-1 6-4
- Watson H.December 2012AucklandHard6-3 0-0
- Watson H.March 2012MiamiHard6-3 3-6 7-6
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchWatson H.Cirstea S.1 730ELO2 0641 635Hard ELO1 9176–4Last 106–421Age23170 cmHeight176 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $6.1M2026 $146KEarningsCareer $12.7M2026 $1.8M
Cite this
Heather Watson beat Sorana Cirstea 6-7 6-1 6-4. Umpiry, "Heather Watson vs Sorana Cirstea — GBR vs ROU Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2014-02-07/cirstea-vs-watson-gbr-vs-rou-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 7 February 2014).