Mihaela Buzarnescu vs Tamara Zidansek — Bucharest Round of 16

Bucharest · WTA · Round of 16
ROU2
Mihaela Buzarnescu
#1036WTA
38 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 July 2018
clay
Tamara Zidansek
SLO
Tamara Zidansek
#148WTA
1655ELO
1639Clay ELO
28 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLLW
Buzarnescu M.
6-3 7-5
Zidansek T.
Buzarnescu M.
672
Zidansek T.
350

Mihaela Buzarnescu defeated Tamara Zidansek 6-3 7-5 in the Bucharest round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tamara Zidansek came in ranked #148.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Buzarnescu M.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Zidansek T.

Zidansek T.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.Zidansek T.
1st serve in·Even
62%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Even
54%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
1.4
Double faults / match·Even
4.0
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (158 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Buzarnescu M.Zidansek T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
21
63
Break points saved·Slight edge
31
39
Break points won·Dominant
50
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
56
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
48
95

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

Freshness

Recent load
Buzarnescu M.Zidansek T.
Freshness·
—
100

Zidansek T.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Sevastova A.[1]
Martic P.[4]
7-646-2
Semi-finals
Sevastova A.[1]
Hercog P.[8]
6-10-0
Martic P.[4]
Buzarnescu M.[2]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Buzarnescu M.[2]
Wang Y.
7-646-3
Hercog P.[8]
Jabeur O.
6-36-1
Martic P.[4]
Siegemund L.
7-54-66-4
Sevastova A.[1]
Cirstea S.[5]
3-66-36-2
R16
Wang Y.
Parmentier P.[7]
7-603-0
Sevastova A.[1]
Rus A.
6-17-5
Jabeur O.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-2
Buzarnescu M.[2]
Zidansek T.
6-37-5
Hercog P.[8]
Bara I.
7-56-2
Cirstea S.[5]
Zanevska M.
6-27-5
Martic P.[4]
Liu C.
6-26-756-4
Siegemund L.
Schmiedlova A.
6-43-66-2
R32
Sevastova A.[1]
Jakupovic D.
4-66-27-61
Hercog P.[8]
Ruse E.
2-66-26-3
Zanevska M.
Bonaventure Y.
7-656-1
Zidansek T.
Peterson R.
7-56-0
Jabeur O.
Begu I.[3]
6-26-1
Buzarnescu M.[2]
Kovinic D.
6-26-4
Parmentier P.[7]
Dulgheru A.
2-66-16-4
Siegemund L.
Paolini J.
6-46-0
Schmiedlova A.
Bogdan A.[6]
4-67-647-5
Bara I.
Tomova V.
6-47-5
Liu C.
Rosca A.
4-66-36-4
Wang Y.
Bulgaru M.
6-16-3
Cirstea S.[5]
Buyukakcay C.
6-36-3
Martic P.[4]
Sramkova R.
6-26-4
Rus A.
Duque Marino M.
6-26-4
Zvonareva V.
Alexandrova E.
6-16-2