Sorana Cirstea vs Katerina SiniakovaMadrid Round of 64

Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2018
clay
#34WTA
1846ELO
1722Clay ELO
$1.7MYTD
$17MCAREER
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWL
Cirstea S.
6-4 2-6 6-4
Siniakova K.
Cirstea S.
6262
Siniakova K.
4641

Sorana Cirstea defeated Katerina Siniakova 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Sorana Cirstea closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 6–4.

Head to head

21
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-09-25NingboR16hardKaterina Siniakova6-3 7-5
2019-08-26US OpenR128hardSorana Cirstea7-5 6-2
2017-06-26EastbourneR64grassSorana Cirstea6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Siniakova K.

Siniakova K.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

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

Cirstea S.Siniakova K.
81
Serve
29
32
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
85
62
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
75
Break points won·Even
92
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
46
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
96
90

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
90
97

Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Siniakova K.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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

Draw