Sorana Cirstea vs Cagla BuyukakcayBucharest Round of 32

Bucharest · WTA · Round of 32
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 July 2018
clay
#373WTA
1322ELO
1304Clay ELO
36 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWLLLL
Cirstea S.
6-3 6-3
Buyukakcay C.
Cirstea S.
662
Buyukakcay C.
330

Sorana Cirstea defeated Cagla Buyukakcay 6-3 6-3 in the Bucharest round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17, defending last year's round of 32. Sorana Cirstea claimed a first win over Cagla Buyukakcay in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-04-18IstanbulR16clayCagla Buyukakcay6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Buyukakcay C.

Buyukakcay C.serving57% hold

wins 53% 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.Buyukakcay C.
81
Serve
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·Clear edge
61%
73%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
56%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
50%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.2
0.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 102). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
0
Break points saved·Dominant
86
7
Break points won·Dominant
92
53
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
30
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
20

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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