Aleksandra Krunic vs Sorana CirsteaCincinnati Qualifying Round 1

Cincinnati · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#942WTA
33 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2017
hard
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Krunic A.
6-7 6-3 6-4
Cirstea S.
Krunic A.
61662
Cirstea S.
77341

Aleksandra Krunic defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-7 6-3 6-4 in the Cincinnati qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 4–0. Aleksandra Krunic claimed a first win over Sorana Cirstea in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

04
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-06-27WimbledonR128grassSorana Cirstea7-6(5) 7-6(1)
2022-06-13BirminghamR16grassSorana Cirstea6-1 6-1
2019-02-18BudapestR16claySorana Cirstea6-3 6-3
2011-09-12TashkentR16hardSorana Cirstea6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Krunic A.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Krunic 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

Krunic 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
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
55%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.8
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
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
29
85
Break points saved·Dominant
20
86
Break points won·Clear edge
75
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
18
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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