Cristina Bucsa vs Sara ErraniIndian Wells Qualifying Round 1

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#35WTA
1722ELO
1710Hard ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 5 March 2025
hard
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bucsa C.
6-3 6-4
Errani S.
Bucsa C.
662
Errani S.
34

Cristina Bucsa defeated Sara Errani 6-3 6-4 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sara Errani came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Cristina Bucsa claimed a first win over Sara Errani in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-08-26US OpenR128hardSara Errani3-6 6-0 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Bucsa C.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Errani S.

Errani S.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Bucsa C.

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

Serve & return on hard

Bucsa C.Errani S.
22
Serve
52
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
51%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
38%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.2
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (78 vs 11). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
60
36
Break points saved·Dominant
79
8
Break points won·Slight edge
93
98
Deciding sets·Slight edge
68
78
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
27
34

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 24 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
7.1
Surface form
4.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.6
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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