Iga Swiatek vs Sorana Cirstea — Australian Open Round of 16
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 16
POL7#8WTA
2064ELO
2022Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$46MCAREER
25 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2022 ·
hard
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Swiatek I.5-7 6-3 6-3
Cirstea S.
Swiatek I.
5662
Cirstea S.
7331
Iga Swiatek defeated Sorana Cirstea 5-7 6-3 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Iga Swiatek came in ranked #8, leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's round of 16. Iga Swiatek extended the head-to-head to 6–0.
Key context
- Match story: Iga Swiatek dropped the opening set before beating Sorana Cirstea 5–7 6–3 6–3.
Head to head
5–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-15 | Seoul | R16 | hard | Iga Swiatek | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2025-08-07 | Cincinnati | R16 | hard | Iga Swiatek | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2024-04-22 | Madrid | R32 | clay | Iga Swiatek | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2024-02-12 | Doha | R32 | hard | Iga Swiatek | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2023-03-06 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Iga Swiatek | 6-2 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
94
67
Break points saved·Dominant
87
33
Break points won·Slight edge
100
93
Deciding sets·Clear edge
95
82
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
97
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
84
90
Swiatek I.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 32 games (7d) · Cirstea S.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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