Daria Kasatkina vs Sorana Cirstea — Madrid Round of 32

Madrid · WTA · Round of 32
Daria Kasatkina
AUS14
Daria Kasatkina
#68WTA
1795ELO
1770Clay ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2018 ·
clay
Sorana Cirstea
ROU
Sorana Cirstea
#19WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Kasatkina D.
6-3 6-1
Cirstea S.
Kasatkina D.
662
Cirstea S.
310

Daria Kasatkina defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-3 6-1 in the Madrid round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Daria Kasatkina narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-02-17DubaiR64hardSorana Cirstea6-1 6-4
2024-03-18MiamiR32hardSorana Cirstea7-5 6-2
2024-02-05Abu DhabiQFhardDaria Kasatkina6-2 6-0
2021-05-31Roland GarrosR32claySorana Cirstea6-3 6-2
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Statistics

This season
Kasatkina D.Cirstea S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.5
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kasatkina D.Cirstea S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
53
67
Break points saved·Clear edge
21
33
Break points won·Slight edge
100
93
Deciding sets·Slight edge
91
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
16
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kasatkina D.Cirstea S.
Freshness·Dominant
91
61

Kasatkina D.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d) · Cirstea S.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw