Sorana Cirstea vs Flavia Pennetta — New Haven Round of 16
New Haven · WTA · Round of 16
#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 August 2008 ·
hard
Cirstea S.3-6 6-4 6-3
Pennetta F.
Cirstea S.
3662
Pennetta F.
6431
Sorana Cirstea defeated Flavia Pennetta 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the New Haven round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Sorana Cirstea claimed a first win over Flavia Pennetta in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Sorana Cirstea dropped the opening set before beating Flavia Pennetta 3–6 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-30 | Olympics | R64 | hard | Flavia Pennetta | 6-2 4-6 6-2 |
| 2012-01-02 | Auckland | R32 | hard | Flavia Pennetta | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2010-05-10 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Flavia Pennetta | 6-1 1-6 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.4
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
67
76
Break points saved·Dominant
33
67
Break points won·Even
93
95
Deciding sets·Slight edge
82
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
92
80
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
70
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Cirstea S.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast