R64 Australian Open 2021

Sorana Cirstea #68 def. Petra Kvitova #8

6-4 1-6 6-1

Sorana Cirstea defeated Petra Kvitova 6-4 1-6 6-1 in the 2021 Australian Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSorana CirsteaPetra Kvitova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
21
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
77
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.3%59.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
54.9%54.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%47.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
61.5%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
52.8%51.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%38.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
48.8%47.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.9%49.1%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-3.8-5.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.5+3.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2021 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSorana CirsteaPetra Kvitova
Country ROU CZE
Birth dateApr 7, 1990Mar 8, 1990
Age3030
Height176 cm182 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)688
Ranking points (entering)1,0794,571
Elo (entering)1,6881,949
Current career W-L375–350515–262
Current career earnings$12,653,841$37,653,615
Pre-match H2H
Sorana Cirstea #68 2 5 Petra Kvitova #8

Path

Sorana Cirstea's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patricia Maria Tig #566-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2021R128

Sorana Cirstea's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marketa Vondrousova #202-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 2021R32

Petra Kvitova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Greet Minnen #1106-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2021R128