Sorana Cirstea vs Elena Rybakina — US Open Round of 32
US Open · WTA · Round of 32
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 August 2023
hard
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.4MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLW
Cirstea S.6-3 6-7 6-4
Rybakina E.
Cirstea S.
66662
Rybakina E.
37841
Sorana Cirstea defeated Elena Rybakina 6-3 6-7 6-4 in the US Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 128. Sorana Cirstea claimed a first win over Elena Rybakina in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Sorana Cirstea closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 6–4.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-28 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Elena Rybakina | 6-0 6-3 |
| 2020-02-24 | Doha | R64 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 3-6 6-3 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Rybakina E.
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
Cirstea S.Rybakina E.
67
Serve
100
70
Return
34
Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.5
7.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (158 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
85
92
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
98
Break points won·Even
92
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
85
98
Tiebreaks·Even
96
93
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
86
89
Cirstea S.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d) · Rybakina E.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 20 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°CDrizzle
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 74%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Keys M.
Vondrousova M.
6-16-4
Sabalenka A.
Zheng Q.
6-16-4
Muchova K.
Cirstea S.
6-06-3
Gauff C.
Ostapenko J.
6-06-2
R16
Gauff C.
Wozniacki C.
6-33-66-1
Sabalenka A.
Kasatkina D.
6-16-3
Ostapenko J.
Swiatek I.
3-66-36-1
Cirstea S.
Bencic B.
6-36-3
Muchova K.
Wang X.
6-35-76-1
Vondrousova M.
Stearns P.
6-736-36-2
Keys M.
Pegula J.
6-16-3
Zheng Q.
Jabeur O.
6-26-4
R32
Swiatek I.
Juvan K.
6-06-1
Bencic B.
Zhu L.
7-612-66-3
Kasatkina D.
Minnen G.
6-36-4
Stearns P.
Boulter K.
6-46-3
Vondrousova M.
Alexandrova E.
6-26-1
Cirstea S.
Rybakina E.
6-36-766-4
Gauff C.
Mertens E.
3-66-36-0
Sabalenka A.
Burel C.
6-16-1
Zheng Q.
Bronzetti L.
6-34-66-4
Jabeur O.
Bouzkova M.
5-77-656-3
Pegula J.
Svitolina E.
6-44-66-2
Keys M.
Samsonova L.
5-76-26-2
Wang X.
Schmiedlova A.
4-66-36-2
Muchova K.
Townsend T.
7-606-3
Wozniacki C.
Brady J.
4-66-36-1
Ostapenko J.
Pera B.
4-66-36-3
R64
Rybakina E.
Tomljanovic A.
W/O
Brady J.
Linette M.
6-12-66-2
Mertens E.
Collins D.
3-67-676-1
Minnen G.
Vickery S.
6-34-66-4
Burel C.
Pliskova K.
6-46-2
Sabalenka A.
Burrage J.
6-36-2
Pera B.
Wang X.
3-67-656-2
Wozniacki C.
Kvitova P.
7-57-65
Swiatek I.
Saville D.
6-36-4
Gauff C.
Andreeva M.
6-36-2
Stearns P.
Tauson C.
6-36-0
Alexandrova E.
Tsurenko L.
6-16-3
Vondrousova M.
Trevisan M.
6-26-2
Samsonova L.
Korpatsch T.
6-36-3
Kasatkina D.
Kenin S.
2-66-46-4
Pegula J.
Tig P.
6-36-1
Bronzetti L.
Lys E.
6-36-2
Zheng Q.
Kanepi K.
6-23-66-2
Bouzkova M.
Martic P.
6-16-2
Jabeur O.
Noskova L.
7-674-66-3
Cirstea S.
Kalinskaya A.
6-36-4
Zhu L.
Azarenka V.
6-36-3
Bencic B.
Miyazaki Y.
6-36-3
Muchova K.
Frech M.
6-36-3
Townsend T.
Haddad Maia B.
7-617-5
Juvan K.
Davis L.
6-736-46-3
Ostapenko J.
Avanesyan E.
6-35-77-5
Wang X.
Sorribes Tormo S.
5-76-36-4
Schmiedlova A.
Masarova R.
7-606-2
Svitolina E.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
5-76-46-4
Boulter K.
Wang Y.
5-76-16-4
Keys M.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-2
R128
Collins D.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-26-0
Mertens E.
Bjorklund M.
3-66-37-63
Cirstea S.
Day K.
6-26-3
Townsend T.
Gracheva V.
6-46-2
Frech M.
Navarro E.
7-6101-66-2
Tauson C.
Potapova A.
7-643-66-3
Keys M.
Rus A.
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-4
Korpatsch T.
Begu I.
6-36-2
Lys E.
Montgomery R.
6-26-1
Burel C.
Dolehide C.
6-46-3
Pliskova K.
Ruse E.
6-16-4
Vickery S.
Vekic D.
2-67-56-2
Minnen G.
Williams V.
6-16-1
Miyazaki Y.
Gasparyan M.
6-36-3
Tig P.
Marino R.
7-667-61
Juvan K.
Cocciaretto E.
6-27-5
Avanesyan E.
Cornet A.
6-21-66-4
Ostapenko J.
Paolini J.
6-24-66-1
Davis L.
Kovinic D.
6-26-2
Kalinskaya A.
Siniakova K.
6-46-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Kalinina A.
6-47-5
Haddad Maia B.
Stephens S.
6-25-76-4
Stearns P.
Tomova V.
6-36-4
Boulter K.
Parry D.
6-46-0
Wang Y.
Garcia C.
6-46-1
Samsonova L.
Liu C.
7-636-3
Vondrousova M.
Han N.
6-36-0
Kenin S.
Bogdan A.
7-626-4
Sabalenka A.
Zanevska M.
6-36-2
Burrage J.
Blinkova A.
6-36-4
Pera B.
Kudermetova V.
7-56-4
Kasatkina D.
Parks A.
2-66-46-2
Bronzetti L.
Krejcikova B.
6-47-63
Kanepi K.
Strycova B.
6-46-4
Zheng Q.
Podoroska N.
6-16-0
Bouzkova M.
Krueger A.
7-56-4
Martic P.
Maria T.
6-26-1
Noskova L.
Brengle M.
6-26-1
Jabeur O.
Osorio C.
7-57-64
Pegula J.
Giorgi C.
6-26-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Crawley F.
6-26-4
Svitolina E.
Friedsam A.
6-36-1
Trevisan M.
Putintseva Y.
0-67-607-68
Tsurenko L.
Jacquemot E.
7-53-66-1
Alexandrova E.
Fernandez L.
7-645-76-4
Masarova R.
Sakkari M.
6-46-4
Schmiedlova A.
Baindl K.
6-43-66-3
Wang X.
Volynets K.
6-36-4
Muchova K.
Hunter S.
6-46-0
Bencic B.
Rakhimova K.
6-26-4
Zhu L.
Sherif M.
6-37-5
Azarenka V.
Ferro F.
6-16-2
Tomljanovic A.
Udvardy P.
3-66-26-4
Rybakina E.
Kostyuk M.
6-26-1
Gauff C.
Siegemund L.
3-66-26-4
Andreeva M.
Gadecki O.
1-66-36-4
Linette M.
Sasnovich A.
6-36-1
Brady J.
Birrell K.
6-37-64
Wozniacki C.
Prozorova T.
6-36-2
Kvitova P.
Bucsa C.
6-17-65
Wang X.
Hruncakova V.
4-66-37-66
Saville D.
Ngounoue C.
6-06-2
Swiatek I.
Peterson R.
6-06-1