Lin Zhu vs Sorana Cirstea — Birmingham Round of 32
Birmingham · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 June 2024 ·
grass
ROU3#17WTA
1957ELO
1689Grass ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Zhu L.7-6 6-2
Cirstea S.
Zhu L.
762
Cirstea S.
620
Lin Zhu defeated Sorana Cirstea 7-6 6-2 in the Birmingham round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #17, defending last year's round of 16.
Key context
- Match story: Lin Zhu closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (119 vs 121). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
12
67
Break points saved·Dominant
7
33
Break points won·Clear edge
80
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
3
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
44
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
92
90
Zhu L.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d) · Cirstea S.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast