Sorana Cirstea vs Natalia Vikhlyantseva — Linz Round of 16

Linz · WTA · Round of 16
Sorana Cirstea
ROU5
Sorana Cirstea
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 October 2017
hard
RUS
Natalia Vikhlyantseva
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWLW
Cirstea S.
7-6 6-4
Vikhlyantseva N.
Cirstea S.
71662
Vikhlyantseva N.
61440

Sorana Cirstea defeated Natalia Vikhlyantseva 7-6 6-4 in the Linz round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Vikhlyantseva N.

Vikhlyantseva N.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Vikhlyantseva 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
Cirstea S.Vikhlyantseva N.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 192). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cirstea S.Vikhlyantseva N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
0
Break points saved·Dominant
86
28
Break points won·Dominant
92
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
10
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
36

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Cirstea S.Vikhlyantseva N.
Freshness·
91
—

Cirstea S.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
13°CDrizzle
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 72%

Draw

Final
Strycova B.[2]
Rybarikova M.[1]
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Rybarikova M.[1]
Golubic V.
6-46-4
Strycova B.[2]
Buzarnescu M.
6-37-63
Quarter-finals
Strycova B.[2]
Maria T.[7]
6-16-3
Buzarnescu M.
Bencic B.
6-45-77-64
Golubic V.
Larsson J.
6-36-1
Rybarikova M.[1]
Cirstea S.[5]
5-76-26-1
R16
Strycova B.[2]
Fett J.
2-66-36-3
Maria T.[7]
Hruncakova V.
6-26-3
Buzarnescu M.
Tomljanovic A.
4-67-616-1
Bencic B.
Arruabarrena L.
6-32-66-3
Larsson J.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-3
Rybarikova M.[1]
Witthoeft C.
7-646-3
Golubic V.
Tomova V.
4-66-46-1
Cirstea S.[5]
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-6146-4
R32
Buzarnescu M.
Kontaveit A.[4]
7-686-3
Tomljanovic A.
Puig M.
3-66-46-1
Golubic V.
Siniakova K.[6]
6-756-26-3
Tomova V.
Broady N.
3-67-666-4
Larsson J.
Cepelova J.
7-666-4
Lepchenko V.
Bertens K.[3]
6-37-64
Cirstea S.[5]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-37-5
Witthoeft C.
Haas B.
6-34-66-4
Arruabarrena L.
Niculescu M.[8]
1-66-12-0
Rybarikova M.[1]
Hogenkamp R.
7-56-3
Bencic B.
Flipkens K.
4-66-27-67
Vikhlyantseva N.
Cepede Royg V.
6-06-2
Strycova B.[2]
Brengle M.
7-56-3
Fett J.
Allertova D.
7-56-2
Hruncakova V.
Friedsam A.
6-27-5
Maria T.[7]
Jabeur O.
6-16-4