Sorana Cirstea vs Samantha Stosur — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2012 ·
hard
Cirstea S.7-6 6-3
Stosur S.
Cirstea S.
762
Stosur S.
630
Sorana Cirstea defeated Samantha Stosur 7-6 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Samantha Stosur came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, 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 claimed a first win over Samantha Stosur in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Sorana Cirstea closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-25 | Prague | R32 | clay | Samantha Stosur | 3-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2012-02-13 | Doha | R32 | hard | Samantha Stosur | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2009-08-03 | Los Angeles | SF | hard | Samantha Stosur | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2009-05-25 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Samantha Stosur | 6-1 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
41%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.4
4.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
3.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
67
58
Break points saved·Dominant
33
64
Break points won·Clear edge
93
76
Deciding sets·Clear edge
82
64
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
47
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
61
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Cirstea S.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast