Maria Sara Popa vs Cristina Dinu — Bucharest 125 Qualifying Round 2
Bucharest 125 · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 September 2023
clay
Popa M.6-4 5-7 6-4
Dinu C.
Popa M.
6562
Dinu C.
4741
Maria Sara Popa defeated Cristina Dinu 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the Bucharest 125 qualifying round 2 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Cristina Dinu came in defending last year's round of 32.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sara Popa edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 5–7 6–4.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
68%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
41%
Service points won·Even
53%
53%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Even
51%
49%
Aces / match·Even
0.6
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (73 vs 24). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Q2
Astakhova D.
Seidel E.
6-46-3
Popa M.
Dinu C.
6-45-76-4
Benoit M.
Lamens S.
6-32-66-3
Rosatello C.
Prisacariu A.
6-37-60