Francesca Schiavone vs Sorana CirsteaMiami Qualifying Round 2

Miami · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
46 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 March 2016
hard
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Schiavone F.
6-2 6-4
Cirstea S.
Schiavone F.
662
Cirstea S.
24

Francesca Schiavone defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-4 in the Miami qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Francesca Schiavone came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Francesca Schiavone extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-09-26TashkentR32hardFrancesca Schiavone7-5 6-2
2010-06-14EastbourneR32grassSorana Cirstea7-5 6-3
2010-02-15DubaiR64hardFrancesca Schiavone6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Schiavone F.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Schiavone F.

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

Schiavone F.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·Slight edge
55%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
55%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (75 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
40
85
Break points saved·Dominant
61
86
Break points won·Clear edge
72
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
36
96

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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