Venus Williams #8 def. Sorana Cirstea #35

6-3 6-4

Venus Williams defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-3 6-4 in the 2018 Indian Wells Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatVenus WilliamsSorana Cirstea
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
05
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
46
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.0%56.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
61.1%64.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.0%19.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
40.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
55.7%45.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%60.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
55.0%44.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.4%44.6%
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.
-1.0-11.7
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.
+11.7+1.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldVenus WilliamsSorana Cirstea
Country USA ROU
Birth dateJun 17, 1980Apr 7, 1990
Age3727
Height185 cm176 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)835
Ranking points (entering)4,2771,385
Elo (entering)1,8931,713
Current career W-L782–299375–350
Current career earnings$43,194,440$12,653,841
Pre-match H2H

Path

Venus Williams's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Venus Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Serena Williams 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 12, 2018R32

Sorana Cirstea's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Monica Niculescu #716-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 2018R128