Heather Watson vs Sorana Cirstea — Hobart Round of 32
Hobart · WTA · Round of 32
#442WTA
1572ELO
1548Hard ELO
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2018 ·
hard
ROU3#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Watson H.7-5 6-3
Cirstea S.
Watson H.
762
Cirstea S.
530
Heather Watson defeated Sorana Cirstea 7-5 6-3 in the Hobart round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #19. Heather Watson extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Heather Watson closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.
Head to head
3–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-13 | Portoroz | R32 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2014-08-25 | US Open | R128 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2014-02-07 | Fed Cup G1 RR: GBR vs ROU | RR | hard | Heather Watson | 6-7 6-1 6-4 |
| 2012-12-31 | Auckland | R32 | hard | Heather Watson | 6-3 0-0 |
| 2012-03-19 | Miami | R128 | hard | Heather Watson | 6-3 3-6 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
4
67
Break points saved·Clear edge
15
33
Break points won·Dominant
49
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
17
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
11
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
100
61
Watson H.: 19 days rest · Cirstea S.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast