Flavia Pennetta vs Sorana Cirstea — Olympics Round of 64

Olympics · WTA · Round of 64
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 July 2012 ·
hard
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Pennetta F.
6-2 4-6 6-2
Cirstea S.
Pennetta F.
6462
Cirstea S.
2621

Flavia Pennetta defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2 4-6 6-2 in the Olympics round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Flavia Pennetta extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Flavia Pennetta closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-01-02AucklandR32hardFlavia Pennetta6-4 7-6
2010-05-10MadridR64clayFlavia Pennetta6-1 1-6 6-1
2008-08-18New HavenR16hardSorana Cirstea3-6 6-4 6-3
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Statistics

This season
Pennetta F.Cirstea S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (140 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pennetta F.Cirstea S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
76
67
Break points saved·Dominant
67
33
Break points won·Even
95
93
Deciding sets·Slight edge
76
82
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
80
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pennetta F.Cirstea S.
Freshness·
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66

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw