Christina Mchale vs Sorana CirsteaMiami Round of 128

Miami · WTA · Round of 128
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 March 2015
hard
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Mchale C.
7-5 6-4
Cirstea S.
Mchale C.
762
Cirstea S.
540

Christina Mchale defeated Sorana Cirstea 7-5 6-4 in the Miami round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Christina Mchale narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-31US OpenR128hardSorana Cirstea6-4 7-5
2017-10-02BeijingR32hardSorana Cirstea7-6(4) 6-0
2014-05-12RomeR64clayChristina Mchale6-3 4-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Mchale C.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

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

Mchale C.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·Even
61%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.7
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
0
85
Break points saved·Dominant
28
86
Break points won·Dominant
65
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
8
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
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
28°COvercast
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw