Lilian Poling vs Joulia Cristiana CirsteaW15 Bucharest Round of 32

W15 Bucharest · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#896WTA
28 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 May 2026
hard
20 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLW
Poling L.
4-6 6-4 6-2
Cirstea J.
Poling L.
4662
Cirstea J.
6421

Lilian Poling defeated Joulia Cristiana Cirstea 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the W15 Bucharest round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Joulia Cristiana Cirstea came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Poling L.serving29% hold

wins 41% of points on serve vs Cirstea J.

Cirstea J.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Poling L.

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
47%
55%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
39%
Service points won·Even
45%
49%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
54%
Break points saved·Even
47%
45%
Aces / match·Even
0.2
0.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
10.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (9 vs 2). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

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Freshness·
100

Cirstea J.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast