Sorana Cirstea vs Kristina KucovaShenzhen Round of 32

Shenzhen · WTA · Round of 32
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2017
hard
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Cirstea S.
6-3 4-6 6-4
Kucova K.
Cirstea S.
6462
Kucova K.
3641

Sorana Cirstea defeated Kristina Kucova 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the Shenzhen round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Sorana Cirstea closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-01-17Australian OpenR64hardSorana Cirstea6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kucova K.

Kucova K.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Serve advantage — Cirstea S.

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.Kucova 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·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
0.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 147). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
6
Break points saved·Dominant
86
13
Break points won·Dominant
92
64
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
46
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
8

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-fastrewards aggression
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