Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Sorana Cirstea — Eastbourne Round of 64
Eastbourne · WTA · Round of 64
#128WTA
1775ELO
1679Grass ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 June 2018
grass
#18WTA
1957ELO
1689Grass ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Pavlyuchenkova A.2-6 7-5 6-4
Cirstea S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
2762
Cirstea S.
6541
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Sorana Cirstea 2-6 7-5 6-4 in the Eastbourne round of 64 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #18, leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's round of 32. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova dropped the opening set before beating Sorana Cirstea 2–6 7–5 6–4.
Head to head
2–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-04 | Brisbane | R64 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2022-01-17 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-3 2-6 6-2 |
| 2017-05-08 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-1 3-6 7-6(5) |
| 2013-08-19 | New Haven | R32 | hard | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 3-0 RET |
| 2011-10-10 | Linz | R16 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 4-6 6-0 6-4 |
| 2010-07-26 | Istanbul | QF | clay | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2008-04-28 | Fes | R16 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-4 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven serve battle
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 season1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
85
85
Break points saved·Even
87
86
Break points won·Even
91
92
Deciding sets·Even
88
85
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
96
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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88
Cirstea S.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 53%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Radwanska A.
Ostapenko J.[3]
6-27-5
Sabalenka A.
Pliskova K.[2]
6-32-67-65
Kerber A.[4]
Kasatkina D.[7]
6-16-737-63
Wozniacki C.[1]
Barty A.[8]
6-46-3
R16
Ostapenko J.[3]
Buzarnescu M.
6-16-2
Pliskova K.[2]
Strycova B.[14]
6-36-4
Sabalenka A.
Mertens E.[9]
7-52-67-64
Kasatkina D.[7]
Sevastova A.[11]
6-46-4
Barty A.[8]
Hsieh S.
6-06-4
Radwanska A.
Kvitova P.[3]
W/O
Kerber A.[4]
Collins D.
6-16-1
Wozniacki C.[1]
Konta J.[13]
4-66-16-4
R32
Ostapenko J.[3]
Kanepi K.
6-37-5
Sevastova A.[11]
Dart H.
6-36-4
Hsieh S.
Rybarikova M.[10]
6-10-0
Pliskova K.[2]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-42-66-3
Strycova B.[14]
Vekic D.
6-16-4
Mertens E.[9]
Kuznetsova S.
6-16-1
Sabalenka A.
Goerges J.[6]
1-66-46-4
Kvitova P.[3]
Bondarenko K.
7-56-3
Radwanska A.
Saville D.[15]
5-77-646-0
Buzarnescu M.
Bertens K.[12]
3-67-656-3
Collins D.
Suarez Navarro C.[16]
6-26-4
Barty A.[8]
Mladenovic K.
6-36-2
Konta J.[13]
Krunic A.
6-16-3
Wozniacki C.[1]
Giorgi C.
6-26-3
Kerber A.[4]
Cibulkova D.
6-36-3
Kasatkina D.[7]
Van Uytvanck A.
5-76-46-1
R64
Dart H.
Pliskova K.
7-53-66-3
Kuznetsova S.
Sakkari M.
6-33-66-4
Bondarenko K.
Cornet A.
4-66-26-4
Radwanska A.
Babos T.
6-36-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Stosur S.
5-77-636-3
Collins D.
Swan K.
6-33-66-3
Cibulkova D.
Makarova K.
7-56-4
Mladenovic K.
Watson H.
6-727-56-3
Giorgi C.
Begu I.
6-26-2
Hsieh S.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-646-2
Krunic A.
Hlavackova A.
7-56-3
Kanepi K.
Nara K.
6-26-4
Buzarnescu M.
Peng S.
5-76-26-1
Vekic D.
Putintseva Y.
7-56-3
Sabalenka A.
Vickery S.
4-66-06-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Cirstea S.
2-67-56-4