Sorana Cirstea vs Polona Hercog — Rio de Janeiro Round of 16
Rio de Janeiro · WTA · Round of 16
#19WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 February 2016 ·
clay
SLO5#234WTA
1590ELO
1574Clay ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWWWL
Cirstea S.7-5 7-6
Hercog P.
Cirstea S.
772
Hercog P.
560
Sorana Cirstea defeated Polona Hercog 7-5 7-6 in the Rio de Janeiro round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #19. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Sorana Cirstea edged Polona Hercog in two tight sets (7–5 7–6).
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-11 | W100+H Dubai 1 | SF | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 7-5 4-6 7-5 |
| 2019-04-08 | Lugano | R16 | clay | Polona Hercog | 3-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 2018-09-29 | Beijing | Q16 | hard | Polona Hercog | 3-6 6-1 6-3 |
| 2012-04-09 | Barcelona | R32 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-4 0-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
67
10
Break points saved·Slight edge
33
25
Break points won·Clear edge
93
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
82
5
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
6
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-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast