Sorana Cirstea vs Arantxa Rus — Istanbul Round of 16
Istanbul · WTA · Round of 16
ROU2#19WTA
1957ELO
1856Clay ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 April 2022 ·
clay
Cirstea S.3-6 6-1 7-5
Rus A.
Cirstea S.
3672
Rus A.
6151
Sorana Cirstea defeated Arantxa Rus 3-6 6-1 7-5 in the Istanbul round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending the title. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 3–0.
Key context
- Match story: Sorana Cirstea dropped the opening set before beating Arantxa Rus 3–6 6–1 7–5.
Head to head
2–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-27 | Linz | R32 | hard | Sorana Cirstea | 5-7 6-2 6-3 |
| 2010-05-03 | Estoril | QF | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-4 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
60%
73%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.4
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
68
0
Break points saved·Clear edge
33
10
Break points won·Dominant
93
27
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
1
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
0
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
75
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Cirstea S.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 47 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast