SF Strasbourg Open 2021

Sorana Cirstea #61 def. Magda Linette #48

3-6 6-4 6-2

Sorana Cirstea defeated Magda Linette 3-6 6-4 6-2 in the 2021 Strasbourg Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSorana CirsteaMagda Linette
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
21
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
49.3%61.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.4%59.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.3%45.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
25.0%58.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.8%53.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
41.7%75.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.3%35.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.6%46.4%
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.
+8.1-3.0
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.
+3.0-8.1

* 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 CirsteaMagda Linette
Country ROU POL
Birth dateApr 7, 1990Feb 12, 1992
Age3129
Height176 cm171 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6148
Ranking points (entering)1,2841,558
Elo (entering)1,7931,711
Current career W-L375–350221–234
Current career earnings$12,653,841$9,028,397
Pre-match H2H
Sorana Cirstea #61 2 0 Magda Linette #48

Path

Sorana Cirstea's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bianca Andreescu #7(w/o)WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 2021QF
Shuai Zhang #456-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 27, 2021R16
Venus Williams #1046-1 2-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 2021R32

Sorana Cirstea's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Barbora Krejcikova #383-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataMay 29, 2021F

Magda Linette's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yulia Putintseva #436-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 2021QF
Alizé Cornet #657-6(2) 3-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMay 27, 2021R16
Nao Hibino #826-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 2021R32