Sorana Cirstea vs Magda LinetteShenzhen Round of 32

Shenzhen · WTA · Round of 32
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2018
hard
#59WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWLW
Cirstea S.
6-3 6-3
Linette M.
Cirstea S.
662
Linette M.
330

Sorana Cirstea defeated Magda Linette 6-3 6-3 in the Shenzhen round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #18, defending last year's round of 16. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-05-20StrasbourgR32clayMagda Linette7-5 7-5
2022-08-22ClevelandR16hardMagda Linette6-4 6-2
2021-05-24StrasbourgSFclaySorana Cirstea3-6 6-4 6-2
2014-10-06TianjinR32hardSorana Cirstea6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Linette M.

Linette M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

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

Cirstea S.Linette M.
67
Serve
26
70
Return
10

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%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
85
79
Break points saved·Even
86
86
Break points won·Clear edge
92
75
Deciding sets·Even
85
89
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
96
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
86
98

Cirstea S.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d) · Linette M.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw