Varvara Gracheva vs Cristina Bucsa — Limoges Round of 16
Limoges · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 December 2021
hard
#41WTA
1722ELO
1710Hard ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Gracheva V.4-6 6-2 6-4
Bucsa C.
Gracheva V.
4662
Bucsa C.
6241
Varvara Gracheva defeated Cristina Bucsa 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the Limoges round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Cristina Bucsa came in ranked #41.
Key context
- Match story: Varvara Gracheva dropped the opening set before beating Cristina Bucsa 4–6 6–2 6–4.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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
Gracheva V.Bucsa C.
3
Serve
22
27
Return
52
Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
1.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
74
60
Break points saved·Even
76
79
Break points won·Slight edge
87
93
Deciding sets·Clear edge
90
68
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
27
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Bogdan A.
Ponchet J.
7-57-5
Gracheva V.
Minnen G.
6-35-76-1
Zvonareva V.
Garcia C.
6-46-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Mladenovic K.
6-46-4
R16
Ponchet J.
Hercog P.
6-36-4
Bogdan A.
Noel M.
6-36-2
Minnen G.
Voegele S.
6-46-2
Gracheva V.
Bucsa C.
4-66-26-4
Zvonareva V.
Stojanovic N.
7-56-4
Garcia C.
Jacquemot E.
6-16-777-5
Mladenovic K.
Eikeri U.
7-56-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Maria T.
6-26-3
R32
Ponchet J.
Zhang S.
6-43-66-2
Hercog P.
Montgomery R.
4-66-46-4
Noel M.
Jeanjean L.
7-636-4
Bogdan A.
Bolkvadze M.
6-26-1
Minnen G.
Rosca A.
3-66-16-1
Voegele S.
Tomova V.
6-36-4
Bucsa C.
Bronzetti L.
6-36-766-2
Gracheva V.
Korpatsch T.
6-37-5
Zvonareva V.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-34-67-5
Stojanovic N.
Vismane D.
6-26-0
Jacquemot E.
Blinkova A.
7-676-1
Garcia C.
Raina A.
7-674-66-4
Mladenovic K.
Partaud M.
7-54-66-0
Eikeri U.
Albie A.
6-26-3
Maria T.
Shymanovich I.
6-36-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Diatchenko V.
6-16-3