Cristina Bucsa vs Varvara Gracheva — Cincinnati Qualifying Round 2

Cincinnati · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Cristina Bucsa
ESP
Cristina Bucsa
#41WTA
1722ELO
1710Hard ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2023
hard
Varvara Gracheva
FRA
Varvara Gracheva
#95WTA
1810ELO
1763Hard ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
Bucsa C.
6-3 6-2
Gracheva V.
Bucsa C.
662
Gracheva V.
32–

Cristina Bucsa defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-3 6-2 in the Cincinnati qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Cristina Bucsa came in ranked #41.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Bucsa C.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Gracheva V.

Gracheva V.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Bucsa C.

Baseline 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

Bucsa C.Gracheva V.
22
Serve
3
52
Return
27

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Bucsa C.Gracheva V.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
2.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (193 vs 192). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bucsa C.Gracheva V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
60
74
Break points saved·Even
79
76
Break points won·Slight edge
93
87
Deciding sets·Clear edge
68
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
27
65

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Wang X.
Putintseva Y.
6-16-3
Bucsa C.
Gracheva V.
6-36-2
Trevisan M.
Townsend T.
6-44-67-5
Sasnovich A.
Parks A.
6-16-757-60
Paolini J.
Osorio C.
7-57-5
Li A.
Cornet A.
6-36-3
Navarro E.
Marino R.
4-66-06-1
Noskova L.
Parry D.
6-36-1
Q1
Putintseva Y.
Sorribes Tormo S.
7-647-5
Gracheva V.
Danilina A.
4-66-36-2
Bucsa C.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-06-4
Townsend T.
Tsurenko L.
6-14-66-3
Trevisan M.
Hsieh S.
6-16-0
Parks A.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-1
Sasnovich A.
Bogdan A.
6-32-66-1
Paolini J.
Masarova R.
1-66-37-5
Osorio C.
Boulter K.
4-67-651-0
Li A.
Davis L.
4-66-26-1
Cornet A.
Siegemund L.
3-67-665-2
Marino R.
Giorgi C.
4-66-43-0
Navarro E.
Fernandez L.
6-42-66-4
Noskova L.
Frech M.
4-66-36-4
Parry D.
Bronzetti L.
6-26-2