Sorana Cirstea vs Danka KovinicMadrid Round of 32

Madrid · WTA · Round of 32
#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
#1096WTA
31 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLLWLL
Cirstea S.
6-3 7-5
Kovinic D.
Cirstea S.
672
Kovinic D.
350

Sorana Cirstea defeated Danka Kovinic 6-3 7-5 in the Madrid round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-23TashkentQFhardSorana Cirstea7-5 5-7 6-1
2016-02-15Rio de JaneiroQFclaySorana Cirstea6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kovinic D.

Kovinic D.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
33
Break points saved·Dominant
86
28
Break points won·Clear edge
92
74
Deciding sets·Even
85
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
2

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

Draw