Venus Williams vs Sorana CirsteaMontreal Round of 32

Montreal · WTA · Round of 32
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 August 2018
hard
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Williams V.
7-6 6-4
Cirstea S.
Williams V.
7762
Cirstea S.
6440

Venus Williams defeated Sorana Cirstea 7-6 6-4 in the Montreal round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

21
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-05-24StrasbourgR32claySorana Cirstea6-1 2-6 6-1
2018-03-05Indian WellsR64hardVenus Williams6-3 6-4
2010-03-22MiamiR64hardVenus Williams6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Cirstea S.

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 hard

Williams V.Cirstea S.
Serve
67
Return
70

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Service points won·Even
55%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (108 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
85
Break points saved·Even
83
86
Break points won·Slight edge
83
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
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 load
Freshness·Slight edge
100
90

Williams V.: 21 days rest · Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
30°CMainly clear
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw