Victoria Azarenka vs Sorana CirsteaMontreal Round of 32

Montreal · WTA · Round of 32
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 August 2021
hard
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Azarenka V.
6-2 6-2
Cirstea S.
Azarenka V.
662
Cirstea S.
220

Victoria Azarenka defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-2 in the Montreal round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17. Victoria Azarenka extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

31
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-06-28WimbledonR64grassSorana Cirstea7-6(5) 3-6 6-4
2009-06-22WimbledonR32grassVictoria Azarenka7-6(2) 6-3
2008-06-23WimbledonR64grassVictoria Azarenka6-1 6-3
2008-05-26Roland GarrosR64clayVictoria Azarenka6-0 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Even serve battle

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

Azarenka V.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
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (182 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
91
85
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
86
Break points won·Slight edge
99
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
96
85
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 42 days (−0.7)
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 42 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
4.2Hard Elo 1839
Surface ELO
5.8+75 Hard Elo edge
4.3Overall Elo 1875
ELO gap
5.7Overall Elo 1957
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.0
Surface form
5.5
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
Surface transition
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CMainly clear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 74%

Draw