Lucie Safarova vs Sorana CirsteaMontreal Round of 64

Montreal · WTA · Round of 64
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 August 2014
hard
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Safarova L.
6-4 6-2
Cirstea S.
Safarova L.
662
Cirstea S.
420

Lucie Safarova defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-4 6-2 in the Montreal round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Lucie Safarova extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

41
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-15Australian OpenR64hardLucie Safarova6-2 6-4
2013-04-01CharlestonR16clayLucie Safarova6-3 5-7 6-1
2011-10-10LinzQFhardLucie Safarova7-5 6-2
2008-08-25US OpenR128hardSorana Cirstea6-4 4-6 6-2
2008-03-24MiamiR128hardLucie Safarova6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Even serve battle

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

Safarova L.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
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
44
85
Break points saved·Even
89
86
Break points won·Dominant
50
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
47
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
50
96

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CMainly clear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 55%

Draw