Sorana Cirstea vs Ana IvanovicFed Cup WG PO: ROU vs SRB Round Robin

Fed Cup WG PO: ROU vs SRB · WTA · Round Robin
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Saturday, 19 April 2014
clay
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cirstea S.
3-6 6-1 6-2
Ivanovic A.
Cirstea S.
3662
Ivanovic A.
6121

Sorana Cirstea defeated Ana Ivanovic 3-6 6-1 6-2 in the Fed Cup WG PO: ROU vs SRB round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ana Ivanovic came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Sorana Cirstea claimed a first win over Ana Ivanovic in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-08-11CincinnatiR64hardAna Ivanovic6-1 7-5
2010-10-11LinzR32hardAna Ivanovic6-2 6-0
2008-01-14Australian OpenR128hardAna Ivanovic7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

Ivanovic A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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

Cirstea S.Ivanovic A.
81
Serve
32
Return

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
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 132). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
85
62
Break points saved·Even
86
84
Break points won·Slight edge
92
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
50
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
96
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
90

Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About