Venus Williams vs Sorana CirsteaMiami Round of 64

Miami · WTA · Round of 64
#615WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 March 2010 ·
hard
#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Williams V.
6-4 6-3
Cirstea S.
Williams V.
662
Cirstea S.
430

Venus Williams defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-4 6-3 in the Miami round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #19, defending last year's round of 128. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-05-24StrasbourgR32claySorana Cirstea6-1 2-6 6-1
2018-08-06MontrealR32hardVenus Williams7-6 6-4
2018-03-05Indian WellsR64hardVenus Williams6-3 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
53
67
Break points saved·Clear edge
53
33
Break points won·Even
92
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
82
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
96
66

Williams V.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d) · Cirstea S.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw