Sorana Cirstea vs Nicole Gibbs — Seoul Round of 16

Seoul · WTA · Round of 16
Sorana Cirstea
ROU4
Sorana Cirstea
#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 September 2017 ·
hard
USA
Nicole Gibbs
33 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWW
Cirstea S.
6-3 6-3
Gibbs N.
Cirstea S.
662
Gibbs N.
330

Sorana Cirstea defeated Nicole Gibbs 6-3 6-3 in the Seoul round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicole Gibbs came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Sorana Cirstea claimed a first win over Nicole Gibbs in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-12-16LimogesQFhardNicole Gibbs3-6 6-3 0-0
2018-09-21WuhanQ32hardNicole Gibbs6-4 7-5
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Statistics

This season
Cirstea S.Gibbs N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.4
1.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 148). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cirstea S.Gibbs N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
68
5
Break points saved·Clear edge
33
17
Break points won·Dominant
93
52
Deciding sets·Dominant
84
8
Tiebreaks·
92
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Cirstea S.Gibbs N.
Freshness·
71
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Cirstea S.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 47 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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Draw