Alison Riske Amritraj vs Sorana CirsteaShenzhen Quarter-final

Shenzhen · WTA · Quarter-final
36 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2018
hard
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Riske Amritraj A.
7-5 6-1
Cirstea S.
Riske Amritraj A.
762
Cirstea S.
510

Alison Riske Amritraj defeated Sorana Cirstea 7-5 6-1 in the Shenzhen quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 16. Alison Riske Amritraj narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

15
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-08-09MontrealR64hardSorana Cirstea6-3 6-4
2018-08-27US OpenR128hardSorana Cirstea6-3 3-6 7-5
2018-05-21NurnbergQFclayAlison Riske Amritraj2-6 7-5 1-0 RET
2017-01-16Australian OpenR32hardSorana Cirstea6-2 7-6(2)
2014-01-27PattayaR16hardSorana Cirstea6-3 6-4
2013-07-29WashingtonR16hardSorana Cirstea3-6 6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Riske Amritraj A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Riske Amritraj A.

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

Riske Amritraj A.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·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
19
85
Break points saved·Dominant
61
86
Break points won·Dominant
60
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
27
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
18
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
88

Cirstea S.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw