Sorana Cirstea vs Nicole GibbsSeoul Round of 16

Seoul · WTA · Round of 16
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 September 2017
hard
33 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cirstea S.
6-3 6-3
Gibbs N.
Cirstea S.
662
Gibbs N.
330

Sorana Cirstea defeated Nicole Gibbs 6-3 6-3 in the Seoul round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicole Gibbs came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Sorana Cirstea claimed a first win over Nicole Gibbs in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-12-16LimogesQFhardNicole Gibbs3-6 6-3 0-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Gibbs N.

Gibbs N.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Gibbs N.
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%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 88). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
2
Break points saved·Dominant
86
28
Break points won·Dominant
92
51
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
17
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
38

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
Mediumbalanced pace
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