Nicole Gibbs vs Sorana Cirstea — Limoges Quarter-final

Limoges · WTA · Quarter-final
USA
Nicole Gibbs
33 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Monday, 16 December 2019
hard
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Gibbs N.
3-6 6-3 0-0
Cirstea S.
Gibbs N.
360–
Cirstea S.
630–

Nicole Gibbs advanced when Sorana Cirstea retired 3-6 6-3 0-0 in the Limoges quarter-final. Nicole Gibbs claimed a first win over Sorana Cirstea in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-09-18SeoulR16hardSorana Cirstea6-3 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Gibbs N.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Gibbs N.

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

Gibbs N.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
Gibbs N.Cirstea S.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
58%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.4
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (39 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gibbs N.Cirstea S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
2
85
Break points saved·Dominant
28
86
Break points won·Dominant
51
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
17
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
38
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Gibbs N.Cirstea S.
Freshness·
—
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Alexandrova E.[1]
Sasnovich A.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Sasnovich A.
Minnen G.
2-66-26-2
Alexandrova E.[1]
Gibbs N.
7-666-2
Quarter-finals
Minnen G.
Samsonova L.
7-56-2
Sasnovich A.
Teichmann J.
6-37-5
Alexandrova E.[1]
Bogdan A.
6-46-2
Gibbs N.
Cirstea S.
3-66-30-0
R16
Minnen G.
Parmentier P.
6-37-5
Samsonova L.
Cornet A.[5]
6-43-66-3
Teichmann J.
Brady J.[4]
7-57-612
Gibbs N.
Ponchet J.
1-66-16-2
Bogdan A.
Pera B.[8]
6-756-26-4
Alexandrova E.[1]
Dodin O.
6-36-4
Cirstea S.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-3
Sasnovich A.
Blinkova A.[6]
3-66-17-5
R32
Brady J.[4]
Kanepi K.
6-26-3
Cornet A.[5]
Voegele S.
6-26-1
Parmentier P.
Garcia C.[2]
6-26-2
Minnen G.
Burel C.
6-36-2
Samsonova L.
Giorgi C.
6-44-66-4
Gibbs N.
Zidansek T.[7]
4-67-656-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Van Uytvanck A.[3]
6-46-4
Alexandrova E.[1]
Niculescu M.
6-42-66-3
Cirstea S.
Maria T.
5-77-636-2
Blinkova A.[6]
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-37-5
Ponchet J.
Baindl K.
7-57-5
Sasnovich A.
Shinikova I.
6-26-1
Teichmann J.
Korpatsch T.
7-646-3
Pera B.[8]
Paquet C.
6-36-2
Bogdan A.
Rus A.
7-56-2
Dodin O.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-4