Venus Williams vs Sorana Cirstea — Montreal Round of 32
Montreal · WTA · Round of 32
USA13#615WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 August 2018 ·
hard
#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Williams V.7-6 6-4
Cirstea S.
Williams V.
762
Cirstea S.
640
Venus Williams defeated Sorana Cirstea 7-6 6-4 in the Montreal round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #19. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams edged Sorana Cirstea in two tight sets (7–6 6–4).
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-24 | Strasbourg | R32 | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-1 2-6 6-1 |
| 2018-03-05 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2010-03-22 | Miami | R64 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Service points won·Even
55%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (110 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
53
67
Break points saved·Clear edge
53
33
Break points won·Even
92
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
82
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
96
66
Williams V.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d) · Cirstea S.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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