Mihaela Buzarnescu vs Kurumi Nara — Hiroshima Round of 16

Hiroshima · WTA · Round of 16
ROU
Mihaela Buzarnescu
#1036WTA
38 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 September 2019
hard
JPN
Kurumi Nara
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Buzarnescu M.
7-6 7-5
Nara K.
Buzarnescu M.
7772
Nara K.
6150

Mihaela Buzarnescu defeated Kurumi Nara 7-6 7-5 in the Hiroshima round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kurumi Nara came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Buzarnescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Nara K.

Nara K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Buzarnescu M.

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

Statistics

This season
Buzarnescu M.Nara K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.4
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (98 vs 68). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Buzarnescu M.Nara K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
21
5
Break points saved·Clear edge
31
14
Break points won·Clear edge
50
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
56
9
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
48
65

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Hibino N.
Doi M.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Doi M.
Kudermetova V.[2]
6-46-3
Hibino N.
Buzarnescu M.
4-66-06-3
Quarter-finals
Kudermetova V.[2]
Siegemund L.[8]
6-34-66-2
Doi M.
Sorribes Tormo S.[7]
7-56-1
Buzarnescu M.
Van Uytvanck A.[3]
6-47-5
Hibino N.
Hsieh S.[1]
6-46-3
R16
Buzarnescu M.
Nara K.
7-617-5
Kudermetova V.[2]
Mchale C.
7-676-2
Van Uytvanck A.[3]
Flipkens K.
6-23-66-3
Hsieh S.[1]
Hon P.
1-67-627-5
Hibino N.
Diyas Z.[6]
6-13-2
Siegemund L.[8]
Tig P.
6-25-77-5
Sorribes Tormo S.[7]
Flink V.
6-36-1
Doi M.
Hives Z.
6-11-66-3
R32
Mchale C.
Minnen G.
6-26-4
Tig P.
Shimizu A.
6-46-2
Flink V.
Kucova K.
6-36-2
Sorribes Tormo S.[7]
Cirstea S.
6-23-66-2
Nara K.
Maria T.[5]
6-46-4
Buzarnescu M.
Tomova V.
6-16-4
Flipkens K.
Samsonova L.
7-626-4
Hibino N.
Fernandez L.
6-727-657-5
Hsieh S.[1]
Ozaki R.
6-13-66-3
Siegemund L.[8]
Savinykh V.
6-46-1
Hon P.
Kawa K.
6-01-66-4
Doi M.
Namigata J.
4-67-56-2
Kudermetova V.[2]
Lepchenko V.
6-46-2
Van Uytvanck A.[3]
Bonaventure Y.
6-46-2
Diyas Z.[6]
Kovinic D.
6-26-2
Hives Z.
Potapova A.[4]
6-746-46-4