Sorana Cirstea vs Jelena JankovicMadrid Round of 64

Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 May 2016
clay
41 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLW
Cirstea S.
6-4 6-3
Jankovic J.
Cirstea S.
662
Jankovic J.
430

Sorana Cirstea defeated Jelena Jankovic 6-4 6-3 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jelena Jankovic came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Sorana Cirstea narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-13MallorcaQFgrassJelena Jankovic6-3 6-3
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR32clayJelena Jankovic6-1 6-2
2013-08-05TorontoR16hardSorana Cirstea6-3 6-4
2013-03-18MiamiR16hardJelena Jankovic6-0 6-4
2012-08-20DallasQFhardJelena Jankovic6-2 6-1
2012-05-14RomeR64claySorana Cirstea6-3 4-6 7-6(4)
2009-05-25Roland GarrosR16claySorana Cirstea3-6 6-0 9-7

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Jankovic J.

Jankovic J.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Jankovic J.
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%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 72). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
80
Break points won·Even
92
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
50

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
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
15°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 32%

Draw