Mccartney Kessler vs Sorana Cirstea — Austin Quarter-final
Mccartney Kessler defeated Sorana Cirstea 5-7 6-4 6-1 in the Austin quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #16.
Key context
- Match story: Mccartney Kessler dropped the opening set before beating Sorana Cirstea 5–7 6–4 6–1.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedKessler M. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
4 shared · last 12 monthsKessler M. and Cirstea S. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kessler M. went 2–2 (50%) against them, Cirstea S. 2–3 (40%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).
2–250%Kessler M. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents2–340%Cirstea S. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
6–5Sets4–6
53–52Games50–52
0–1Tiebreaks0–1
1–2Deciding sets0–0
Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Muchova K.#8L3-6 6-1 6-7Dubai · hardL2-6 5-7Dubai · hard
vs Kasatkina D.#87L6-3 3-6 1-6Tokyo · hardW6-1 6-4Dubai · hard
vs Zhu L.#199W3-6 6-4 7-5Charleston 125 · hardL6-7 2-6Birmingham · grass
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vs Linette M.#80Hard to compareW6-4 6-4Brisbane · hardL5-7 5-7Strasbourg · clay
Head-to-head
1 meeting · Kessler M. leads 1–010
- Kessler M.February 2025AustinThis matchHard5-7 6-4 6-1
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchKessler M.Cirstea S.1 854ELO2 0641 742Hard ELO1 9174–6Last 106–425Age34RightPlaysRightCareer $2.8M2026 $963KEarningsCareer $12.7M2026 $1.8M
Cite this
Mccartney Kessler beat Sorana Cirstea 5-7 6-4 6-1. Umpiry, "Mccartney Kessler vs Sorana Cirstea — Austin Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2025-02-24/cirstea-vs-kessler-austin-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 24 February 2025).