Sorana Cirstea vs Barbora StrycovaAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 January 2020 ·
hard
40 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cirstea S.
6-2 7-6
Strycova B.
Cirstea S.
672
Strycova B.
260

Sorana Cirstea defeated Barbora Strycova 6-2 7-6 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Barbora Strycova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 128. Sorana Cirstea claimed a first win over Barbora Strycova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-04-22IstanbulR16clayBarbora Strycova6-2 1-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.4
1.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
67
56
Break points saved·Even
33
36
Break points won·Even
93
89
Deciding sets·Even
82
80
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
38

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
66

Cirstea S.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw