Anastasija Sevastova vs Sorana CirsteaBrisbane Round of 16

Brisbane · WTA · Round of 16
#293WTA
1719ELO
1664Hard ELO
36 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2018
hard
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Sevastova A.
6-2 6-1
Cirstea S.
Sevastova A.
662
Cirstea S.
210

Anastasija Sevastova defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-1 in the Brisbane round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Anastasija Sevastova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-16BucharestQFclayAnastasija Sevastova3-6 6-3 6-2
2017-03-20MiamiR64hardSorana Cirstea7-6(4) 3-6 6-3
2013-01-28PattayaQFhardSorana Cirstea6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Sevastova A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Sevastova A.

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

Sevastova 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·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
66
85
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
86
Break points won·Even
89
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
74
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
64
96

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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
30°CDrizzle
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 71%

Draw