Sorana Cirstea vs Kurumi NaraMiami Qualifying Round 1

Miami · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 March 2016
hard
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Cirstea S.
7-5 7-5
Nara K.
Cirstea S.
772
Nara K.
55

Sorana Cirstea defeated Kurumi Nara 7-5 7-5 in the Miami qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kurumi Nara came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Sorana Cirstea claimed a first win over Kurumi Nara in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-26US OpenR64hardKurumi Nara7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Nara K.

Nara K.serving49% hold

wins 49% 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 hard

Cirstea S.Nara K.
67
Serve
70
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
0.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 185). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
5
Break points saved·Dominant
86
14
Break points won·Clear edge
92
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
9
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
65

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
Mediumbalanced pace
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