Maria Sakkari vs Sorana Cirstea — Cincinnati Round of 32
Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
#33WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 16 August 2023 ·
hard
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Sakkari M.2-6 6-3 7-5
Cirstea S.
Sakkari M.
2672
Cirstea S.
6351
Maria Sakkari defeated Sorana Cirstea 2-6 6-3 7-5 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Maria Sakkari narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sakkari dropped the opening set before beating Sorana Cirstea 2–6 6–3 7–5.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-05 | Abu Dhabi | R16 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2023-08-14 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 2-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 2018-02-12 | Doha | R64 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2017-04-24 | Istanbul | R16 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.3
3.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (163 vs 157). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
69
58
Break points saved·Dominant
69
20
Break points won·Even
83
86
Deciding sets·Slight edge
66
73
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
67
88
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
85
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Sakkari M.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast