Sorana Cirstea vs Kaia Kanepi — Indian Wells Round of 128
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 March 2010 ·
hard
Cirstea S.6-7 6-3 6-4
Kanepi K.
Cirstea S.
6662
Kanepi K.
7341
Sorana Cirstea defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-7 6-3 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kaia Kanepi came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32, but Sorana Cirstea had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Sorana Cirstea narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Sorana Cirstea dropped the opening set before beating Kaia Kanepi 6–7 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-29 | Oeiras | R16 | clay | Kaia Kanepi | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2009-04-06 | Marbella | QF | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-4 2-6 7-5 |
| 2008-02-25 | Acapulco | QF | hard | Kaia Kanepi | 6-2 4-6 7-6 |
| 2007-07-16 | Palermo | R32 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2006-08-07 | Stockholm | R32 | hard | Kaia Kanepi | 6-1 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.4
3.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
68
30
Break points saved·Slight edge
33
23
Break points won·Clear edge
93
77
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
6
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
75
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Cirstea S.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 47 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast