Elena Rybakina vs Sorana CirsteaDoha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.4MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2020
hard
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Rybakina E.
3-6 6-3 6-1
Cirstea S.
Rybakina E.
3662
Cirstea S.
6311

Elena Rybakina defeated Sorana Cirstea 3-6 6-3 6-1 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2. Elena Rybakina extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-08-28US OpenR32hardSorana Cirstea6-3 6-7(6) 6-4
2020-09-28Roland GarrosR128clayElena Rybakina6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Rybakina E.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Rybakina E.

Serve advantage — Rybakina E.

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

Rybakina E.Cirstea S.
100
Serve
67
34
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
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
92
85
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
86
Break points won·Even
96
92
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
85
Tiebreaks·Even
93
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
91
88

Rybakina E.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Cirstea S.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 56%

Draw