Sorana Cirstea vs Xiyu WangRoland Garros Round of 16

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 16
#17WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 31 May 2026 ·
clay
Court Suzanne-Lenglen · 1st on
#89WTA
1772ELO
1730Clay ELO
25 yrs · 182 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
Cirstea S.
6-3 7-6
Wang X.
Cirstea S.
6772
Wang X.
3640

Sorana Cirstea broke serve in the first set to take control and defeat Xiyu Wang 6-3 7-6 in the Roland Garros round of 16.

Key context

  • Pressure points: Sorana Cirstea converted 5 of 11 break points; Xiyu Wang converted 4 of 10 break points.

Pressure & serve by court

Cirstea S.
Wang X.
Break points won
5/11
4/10
Break points saved
6/10
6/11

Break points from this match. Serve-by-court shows the share of service points won from each side of the court; the court side alternates every point.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-06ShenzhenR32hardXiyu Wang3-6 6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Cirstea S.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Wang X.

Wang X.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

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 clay

Cirstea S.Wang X.
81
Serve
32
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
76%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
54%
Break points saved·Even
61%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.0
0.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.7
1.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
85
63
Break points saved·Even
86
87
Break points won·Even
92
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
85
70
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
25

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
8.18 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
5.4Won 56% in FRA (41)
Country comfort
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

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
90
96

Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Wang X.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 55%
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