Sorana Cirstea vs Daria KasatkinaDubai Round of 64

Dubai · WTA · Round of 64
#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2025 ·
hard
#68WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
Cirstea S.
6-1 6-4
Kasatkina D.
Cirstea S.
662
Kasatkina D.
140

Sorana Cirstea defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-1 6-4 in the Dubai round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #19, defending last year's semi-final. Sorana Cirstea extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-03-18MiamiR32hardSorana Cirstea7-5 6-2
2024-02-05Abu DhabiQFhardDaria Kasatkina6-2 6-0
2021-05-31Roland GarrosR32claySorana Cirstea6-3 6-2
2018-05-07MadridR32clayDaria Kasatkina6-3 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
40%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
5.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (93 vs 72). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

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

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
75
95

Cirstea S.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 55 games (7d) · Kasatkina D.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw