Kristie Ahn vs Sorana CirsteaIndian Wells 125K Round of 32

Indian Wells 125K · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
34 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2019
hard
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Ahn K.
7-6 3-6 6-3
Cirstea S.
Ahn K.
77362
Cirstea S.
64631

Kristie Ahn defeated Sorana Cirstea 7-6 3-6 6-3 in the Indian Wells 125K round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kristie Ahn came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Kristie Ahn closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ahn K.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Ahn K.

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

Ahn K.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
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
55%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (67 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
85
Break points saved·Dominant
40
86
Break points won·Dominant
64
92
Deciding sets·Clear edge
62
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
59
96

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
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast