Mccartney Kessler vs Sorana CirsteaAustin Quarter-final

Austin · WTA · Quarter-final
#57WTA
1808ELO
1785Hard ELO
$545kYTD
$2.4MCAREER
27 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2025
hard
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Kessler M.
5-7 6-4 6-1
Cirstea S.
Kessler M.
5662
Cirstea S.
7411

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 #18.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kessler M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kessler M.

Serve advantage — Cirstea S.

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

Kessler M.Cirstea S.
27
Serve
67
45
Return
70

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.8
4.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (77 vs 77). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
84
85
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
86
Break points won·Even
95
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
94
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
58
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.7Hard Elo 1785
Surface ELO
6.3+130 Hard Elo edge
3.9Overall Elo 1808
ELO gap
6.1Overall Elo 1957
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.9
Surface form
5.8
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
Minutes 14d
5.4
7.0
3-set count
4.0
7.0
Prev. match
4.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
97
88

Kessler M.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Cirstea S.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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