Mihaela Buzarnescu vs Lesia Tsurenko — Hobart Semi-final

Hobart · WTA · Semi-final
ROU
Mihaela Buzarnescu
#1011WTA
38 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2018
hard
UKR5
Lesia Tsurenko
37 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWWWLWWL
Buzarnescu M.
6-2 6-2
Tsurenko L.
Buzarnescu M.
662
Tsurenko L.
220

Mihaela Buzarnescu defeated Lesia Tsurenko 6-2 6-2 in the Hobart semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lesia Tsurenko came in defending last year's semi-final. Mihaela Buzarnescu extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-12-31BrisbaneR32hardLesia Tsurenko6-0 6-2
2018-02-12DohaR64hardMihaela Buzarnescu7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Buzarnescu M.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Tsurenko L.

Tsurenko L.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Tsurenko L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
53%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.8
0.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (158 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Buzarnescu M.Tsurenko L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
21
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
31
37
Break points won·Dominant
50
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
56
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
48
85

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