Cirstea gets the better of Krejcikova in the quarter of the the W100+H Dubai – W100+H DUBAI RESULTS

Sorana Cirstea gets the better of Barbora Krejcikova 7-6⁵ 1-6 6-3 in the quarter in the W100+H Dubai on Thursday. Cirstea will square off with Polona Hercog in the semifinal.

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Cirstea was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Krejcikova in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, there was more to do for the Romanian to win the set since Barbora succeeded in breaking back in the 7^th (3-4) game. Cirstea maintained her cool before winning the set at the tiebreak at 5.

Tiebreak

The Romanian won 4 minibreaks in the 2^nd (2-0), 6^th (4-2), 11^th (6-5) and 12^th (7-5) point. On the other side, Krejcikova won 2 minibreaks in the 5^th (2-3) and 9^th (4-5) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 6-5, 7-c

The Romanian was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 2^nd game (1-0 15-40). On the other side, Krejcikova converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 2^nd (0-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7^th game (2-4 0-40 and 15-40).

They played 85 points. This was a hard-fought set and finally the Romanian won only 1 point more than Barbora (43-42). The Romanian conceded 18 points on serve (28-18). on the other side of the net, Barbora conceded 15 points on serve (24-15).

Krejcikova had a strong start of this set after breaking Cirstea in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Barbora extended her lead after breaking Cirstea in the 6^th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

The Czech was spot on in converting all her break points in the 2^nd (1-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6^th game (4-1 40-A). On the other side, Krejcikova didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 40 points. Krejcikova won 14 points more than the Romanian (27-13). The Czech was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (16-3). on the other side of the court, Cirstea conceded 11 points on serve (10-11).

Cirstea conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Krejcikova in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Cirstea to win the set because the Czech managed to break back in the 5^th (2-3) game. Sorana kept her cool to break Barbora in the 8^th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).

Cirstea converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 2^nd (1-0 40-A) and the 8^th game (4-3 0-40 and 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, Krejcikova converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 3^rd (0-2 40-A) and the 4^th game (1-3 30-40).

They played 63 points. Cirstea conquered the set after winning 7 points more than Krejcikova (35-28). Cirstea lost 16 points on serve (22-16). Regarding the other side of the net, the Czech conceded 13 points on serve (12-13).

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Cirstea

Krejcikova

7-6⁵ 1-6 6-3
2h:28

91

91

Total points

97

97

44

44

Winners

36

36

48%

48%

Ratio Winners

37%

37%

-- Serve --

1

1

Aces

2

2

6

6

Double Faults

6

6

63%

63%

1st in

65%

65%

66%

66%

1st won

68%

68%

44/67

44/67

1st won

36/53

36/53

44%

44%

2nd won

55%

55%

17/39

17/39

2nd won

16/29

16/29

-- Break Points --

3/4

3/4

Total

4/9

4/9

75%

75%

Won

44%

44%

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Sorana won this encounter even if she won less points than Barbora (91 vs. 97).

The Romanian was pretty effective at converting 75% of the break points that she conquered (3/4). On the other side, Krejcikova had a tough time converting her break points (only 44% – 4/9). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this match, the head to head between Cirstea and Krejcikova is 1-0.

Draw and next match H2H: Sorana Cirstea vs. Polona Hercog – stats

Cirstea will compete against Hercog in the semifinal.

This will be the 6^th time that Sorana Cirstea and Polona Hercog play each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Cirstea (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Hercog won 3-6 7-6⁰ 6-4 in the 2^nd round in Lugano back in 2019.

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• Katerina SiniakovaSiniakova – Heather WatsonWatson (6-2 7-5) – Stats and score progression
• Sorana CirsteaCirstea – Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova (7-6⁵ 1-6 6-3) – Stats and score progression

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