Daria Kasatkina vs Sorana CirsteaMadrid Round of 32

Madrid · WTA · Round of 32
#63WTA
1795ELO
1770Clay ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2018
clay
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Kasatkina D.
6-3 6-1
Cirstea S.
Kasatkina D.
662
Cirstea S.
310

Daria Kasatkina defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-3 6-1 in the Madrid round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Daria Kasatkina narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-02-17DubaiR64hardSorana Cirstea6-1 6-4
2024-03-18MiamiR32hardSorana Cirstea7-5 6-2
2024-02-05Abu DhabiQFhardDaria Kasatkina6-2 6-0
2021-05-31Roland GarrosR32claySorana Cirstea6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kasatkina D.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kasatkina D.

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

Serve & return on clay

Kasatkina D.Cirstea S.
Serve
81
Return
32

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.4
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
78
85
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
86
Break points won·Slight edge
100
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
93
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
92
90

Kasatkina D.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CPartly cloudy
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw