Sorana Cirstea vs Varvara LepchenkoBeijing Qualifying Round 1

Beijing · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2018
hard
#172WTA
1578ELO
1559Hard ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWL
Cirstea S.
4-6 6-4 7-6
Lepchenko V.
Cirstea S.
46772
Lepchenko V.
64621

Sorana Cirstea defeated Varvara Lepchenko 4-6 6-4 7-6 in the Beijing qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-05-22NurnbergR16claySorana Cirstea6-0 6-7(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Lepchenko V.

Lepchenko V.serving56% hold

wins 52% 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.Lepchenko 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·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
2.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
47
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
64
Break points won·Dominant
92
65
Deciding sets·Clear edge
85
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
39

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
91
44

Cirstea S.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Lepchenko V.: 1 day rest · 6 matches, 149 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast