Astra Sharma vs Jaqueline Cristian — Bucharest 125 Semi-final

Bucharest 125 · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
AUS
Astra Sharma
#597WTA
1512ELO
1496Clay ELO
30 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 September 2023
clay
Jaqueline Cristian
ROU
Jaqueline Cristian
#36WTA
1834ELO
1746Clay ELO
$742kYTD
$3.7MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sharma A.
6-2 2-6 6-2
Cristian J.
Sharma A.
6262
Cristian J.
2621

Astra Sharma defeated Jaqueline Cristian 6-2 2-6 6-2 in the Bucharest 125 semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jaqueline Cristian came in ranked #36.

Key context

  • Match story: Astra Sharma closed it out in three sets, 6–2 2–6 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sharma A.serving56% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Cristian J.

Cristian J.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Sharma A.

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

Statistics

This season
Sharma A.Cristian J.
1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (101 vs 173). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sharma A.Cristian J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
27
77
Break points saved·Dominant
58
84
Break points won·Slight edge
64
71
Deciding sets·Dominant
33
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
42
88

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Sharma A.
Errani S.
0-67-56-2
Semi-finals
Sharma A.
Cristian J.
6-22-66-2
Errani S.
Semenistaja D.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Semenistaja D.
Todoni A.
7-636-4
Sharma A.
Bondar A.
4-66-37-5
Cristian J.
Carle M.
7-646-4
Errani S.
Noha Akugue N.
7-56-2
R16
Sharma A.
Bogdan A.
6-727-637-5
Bondar A.
Benoit M.
6-16-2
Cristian J.
Mitu C.
6-16-2
Carle M.
Bouzas Maneiro J.
6-36-1
Noha Akugue N.
Amariei I.
7-646-1
Errani S.
Popa M.
6-46-1
Semenistaja D.
Bara I.
7-52-67-66
Todoni A.
Tomova V.
4-66-46-1
R32
Carle M.
Tig P.
4-66-26-2
Bouzas Maneiro J.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-35-76-3
Noha Akugue N.
Zavatska K.
6-36-4
Bogdan A.
Brancaccio N.
5-77-56-3
Sharma A.
In Albon Y.
6-26-1
Benoit M.
Paquet C.
3-66-26-4
Bondar A.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-32-66-4
Cristian J.
Sun L.
6-16-3
Mitu C.
Martinez Cirez C.
6-16-3
Amariei I.
Burillo Escorihuela I.
6-46-4
Popa M.
Fetecau I.
6-17-68
Errani S.
Lamens S.
6-06-2
Semenistaja D.
Cengiz B.
6-26-2
Bara I.
Rosatello C.
7-56-1
Todoni A.
Monnet C.
6-36-0
Tomova V.
Astakhova D.
6-16-2