Alize Cornet vs Sorana CirsteaCincinnati Qualifying Round 2

Cincinnati · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
36 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 August 2016
hard
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Cornet A.
7-5 3-6 6-1
Cirstea S.
Cornet A.
7362
Cirstea S.
5611

Alize Cornet defeated Sorana Cirstea 7-5 3-6 6-1 in the Cincinnati qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Alize Cornet narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Alize Cornet came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 3–6 6–1.

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-07-29WashingtonQFhardAlize Cornet7-6(5) 6-2
2012-09-17GuangzhouQFhardSorana Cirstea6-4 6-3
2012-08-20DallasR16hardSorana Cirstea6-1 7-5
2009-05-25Roland GarrosR64claySorana Cirstea6-3 6-2
2008-04-14CharlestonR16clayAlize Cornet6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Cornet A.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Cornet A.

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

Cornet A.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
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
55%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.7
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
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
53
85
Break points saved·Dominant
57
86
Break points won·Slight edge
83
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
74
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
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
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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