Sorana Cirstea vs Irina BaraIstanbul Round of 32

Istanbul · WTA · Round of 32
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 April 2019
clay
31 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLLW
Cirstea S.
2-6 6-0 6-0
Bara I.
Cirstea S.
2662
Bara I.
6001

Sorana Cirstea defeated Irina Bara 2-6 6-0 6-0 in the Istanbul round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Bara I.

Bara I.serving55% 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 clay

Cirstea S.Bara I.
81
Serve
32
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
55%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
52%
Return points won·Even
44%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
49%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
0.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 185). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
85
5
Break points saved·Dominant
86
2
Break points won·Slight edge
92
85
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
38
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
11

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
90

Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast