Anastasija Sevastova vs Sorana Cirstea — Bucharest Quarter-final
Bucharest · WTA · Quarter-final
#491WTA
1719ELO
1695Clay ELO
36 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 July 2018 ·
clay
ROU5#19WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sevastova A.3-6 6-3 6-2
Cirstea S.
Sevastova A.
3662
Cirstea S.
6321
Anastasija Sevastova defeated Sorana Cirstea 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the Bucharest quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Anastasija Sevastova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Anastasija Sevastova dropped the opening set before beating Sorana Cirstea 3–6 6–3 6–2.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 | Brisbane | R16 | hard | Anastasija Sevastova | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2017-03-20 | Miami | R64 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 7-6 3-6 6-3 |
| 2013-01-28 | Pattaya | QF | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 6-3 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
57
67
Break points saved·Slight edge
27
33
Break points won·Even
92
93
Deciding sets·Slight edge
77
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
67
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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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