Sorana Cirstea vs Vania KingCincinnati Qualifying Round 1

Cincinnati · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 August 2018
hard
37 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
Cirstea S.
2-6 6-2 6-3
King V.
Cirstea S.
2662
King V.
6231

Sorana Cirstea defeated Vania King 2-6 6-2 6-3 in the Cincinnati qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-07-09StanfordR32hardSorana Cirstea7-5 6-4
2008-04-14CharlestonR64claySorana Cirstea6-7(5) 7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs King V.

King V.serving49% hold

wins 49% 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 hard

Cirstea S.King V.
67
Serve
70
Return

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%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
57%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
51%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 7). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
28
Break points saved·Dominant
86
54
Break points won·Dominant
92
54
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
37
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
64

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
91

Cirstea S.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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