Belinda Bencic vs Sorana CirsteaUS Open Round of 64

US Open · WTA · Round of 64
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2022
hard
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Bencic B.
3-6 7-5 6-2
Cirstea S.
Bencic B.
3762
Cirstea S.
6521

Belinda Bencic defeated Sorana Cirstea 3-6 7-5 6-2 in the US Open round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #11, defending last year's quarter-final. Belinda Bencic claimed a first win over Sorana Cirstea in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-08-28US OpenR16hardSorana Cirstea6-3 6-3
2022-08-15CincinnatiR64hardSorana Cirstea6-2 6-7(3) 6-4
2021-02-03Grampians TrophyR16hardSorana Cirstea7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

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

Bencic B.Cirstea S.
57
Serve
67
55
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
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (173 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
89
85
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
86
Break points won·Even
94
92
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
85
Tiebreaks·Even
98
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
82
88

Bencic B.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d) · Cirstea S.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CDrizzle
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 67%

Draw

R128
Badosa P.
Tsurenko L.
3-67-646-3
Sabalenka A.
Harrison C.
6-16-3
Snigur D.
Halep S.
6-20-66-4
Garcia C.
Rakhimova K.
6-26-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Yu E.
6-26-4
Osorio C.
Li A.
1-66-36-1
Hruncakova V.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-4
Rogers S.
Rus A.
3-66-36-4
Yuan Y.
Fourlis J.
6-36-2
Bencic B.
Petkovic A.
6-24-66-4
Cirstea S.
Siegemund L.
6-46-4
Bouzkova M.
Noskova L.
6-26-736-2
Davis L.
Bronzetti L.
4-67-635-4
Niemeier J.
Kenin S.
7-636-4
Kalinskaya A.
Peterson R.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Kovinic D.
6-36-3
Krejcikova B.
Contreras Gomez F.
6-06-4
Rodina E.
Trevisan M.
7-56-1
Sasnovich A.
Cocciaretto E.
6-26-4
Marino R.
Frech M.
6-26-3
Schmiedlova A.
Podoroska N.
6-36-2
Kanepi K.
Martincova T.
7-646-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Williams V.
6-17-65
Burel C.
Rybakina E.
6-46-4
Zhang S.
Teichmann J.
6-46-2
Collins D.
Osaka N.
7-656-3
Keys M.
Yastremska D.
7-636-3
Bucsa C.
Juvan K.
6-46-4
Siniakova K.
Townsend T.
6-44-66-2
Giorgi C.
Bondar A.
4-66-36-1
Cornet A.
Raducanu E.
6-36-3
Ruse E.
Saville D.
3-66-26-4
Gauff C.
Jeanjean L.
6-26-3
Haddad Maia B.
Konjuh A.
6-06-0
Andreescu B.
Tan H.
6-03-66-1
Pliskova K.
Linette M.
6-24-67-68
Azarenka V.
Krueger A.
6-14-66-2
Kostyuk M.
Sherif M.
7-626-4
Martic P.
Gracheva V.
6-47-63
Wang X.
Parry D.
5-76-36-3
Sakkari M.
Maria T.
6-43-66-0
Jabeur O.
Brengle M.
7-56-2
Mandlik E.
Zidansek T.
5-77-636-4
Pegula J.
Golubic V.
6-26-2
Begu I.
Mertens E.
3-66-26-3
Kudermetova V.
Vekic D.
7-56-3
Kvitova P.
Andreeva E.
7-636-0
Kalinina A.
Pera B.
6-46-4
Zanevska M.
Vandeweghe C.
6-17-5
Galfi D.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-46-3
Fruhvirtova L.
Wang X.
6-36-4
Muguruza G.
Tauson C.
6-37-65
Dart H.
Kasatkina D.
7-681-66-3
Fernandez L.
Dodin O.
6-36-4
Samsonova L.
Bejlek S.
6-36-1
Zheng Q.
Ostapenko J.
6-33-66-4
Krunic A.
Avanesyan E.
6-46-4
Potapova A.
Liu C.
6-16-4
Tomljanovic A.
Muchova K.
6-37-65
Putintseva Y.
Anisimova A.
6-36-3
Alexandrova E.
Stearns P.
6-44-67-5
Kontaveit A.
Cristian J.
6-36-0
Stephens S.
Minnen G.
1-66-36-3
Swiatek I.
Paolini J.
6-36-0