Mihaela Buzarnescu vs Alize Cornet — Hobart Round of 32

Hobart · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Mihaela Buzarnescu
#1036WTA
38 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2018
hard
FRA4
Alize Cornet
36 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
Buzarnescu M.
6-2 6-4
Cornet A.
Buzarnescu M.
662
Cornet A.
240

Mihaela Buzarnescu defeated Alize Cornet 6-2 6-4 in the Hobart round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alize Cornet came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Mihaela Buzarnescu claimed a first win over Alize Cornet in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-03-18MiamiR64hardAlize Cornet7-6(7) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Buzarnescu M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Cornet A.

Cornet A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Buzarnescu M.

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

Statistics

This season
Buzarnescu M.Cornet A.
1st serve in·Even
62%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (158 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Buzarnescu M.Cornet A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
21
53
Break points saved·Dominant
31
57
Break points won·Dominant
50
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
56
74
Tiebreaks·Even
48
47

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 38%

Draw

Final
Mertens E.[2]
Buzarnescu M.
6-14-66-3
Semi-finals
Buzarnescu M.
Tsurenko L.[5]
6-26-2
Mertens E.[2]
Watson H.
6-41-66-2
Quarter-finals
Watson H.
Vekic D.
6-06-4
Tsurenko L.[5]
Sabalenka A.
6-16-1
Mertens E.[2]
Niculescu M.
W/O
Buzarnescu M.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-656-1
R16
Mertens E.[2]
Haddad Maia B.
6-46-4
Niculescu M.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-2
Buzarnescu M.
Friedsam A.
7-56-4
Tsurenko L.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-2
Sabalenka A.
Zhang S.[1]
7-636-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Flipkens K.
W/O
Watson H.
Fourlis J.
6-26-2
Vekic D.
Vondrousova M.
6-46-4
R32
Flipkens K.
Pliskova K.
5-77-56-3
Niculescu M.
Begu I.[6]
6-36-2
Watson H.
Cirstea S.[3]
7-56-3
Fourlis J.
Stojanovic N.
7-57-69
Vekic D.
Maria T.[7]
6-46-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Siniakova K.[8]
2-66-37-5
Friedsam A.
Van Uytvanck A.
4-67-646-4
Buzarnescu M.
Cornet A.[4]
6-26-4
Tsurenko L.[5]
Babos T.
7-626-2
Putintseva Y.
Osaka N.
6-36-3
Sabalenka A.
Bouchard E.
6-46-3
Vondrousova M.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-46-3
Zhang S.[1]
Linette M.
7-56-3
Haddad Maia B.
Cabrera L.
6-36-2
Mertens E.[2]
Nara K.
6-06-4
Lepchenko V.
Barthel M.
6-07-64