Zidansek shocks Cirstea in the 4th round – FRENCH OPEN RESULTS

FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Zidansek surprises Cirstea to take on Paula Badosa Gibert in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Tamara Zidansek vs. Sorana Cirstea

Tamara Zidansek surprises Sorana Cirstea 7-6(4) 6-1 in the 4th round in Paris on Sunday. Zidansek will fight against Paula Badosa Gibert in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 26 minutes. This will be her best result in this event. In the past, the best she could do in the past was reaching the 1st round in 2019 and 2020. Here you can see her history at this event.

Zidansek
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Zidansek's Record

The Slovenian added to her prize money € 85,000 after winning this match. She has won already € 255,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Tamara will add € 120,000 to her earnings to get in total € 375,000 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Zidansek
Cirstea
Tamara Zidansek
7-64 6-1
1h:26
Sorana Cirstea
73
73
Total points
61
61
37
37
Winners
18
18
51%
51%
Ratio Winners
30%
30%
20
20
Unforced
28
28
42%
42%
Ratio Unforced
58%
58%
4/8
4/8
Net Approaches
10/18
10/18
50%
50%
Perc
56%
56%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
1
1
3
3
Double Faults
2
2
68%
68%
1st in
53%
53%
67%
67%
1st won
64%
64%
37/55
37/55
1st won
18/28
18/28
58%
58%
2nd won
56%
56%
15/26
15/26
2nd won
14/25
14/25
170
170
Fastest serve
170
170
153
153
AVG 1st Serve
162
162
133
133
AVG 2nd Serve
133
133
-- Break Points --
3/4
3/4
Total
1/7
1/7
75%
75%
Won
14%
14%
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At the end of the match, Tamara scored 73 points vs. the Romanian’s 61.

Zidansek

The Slovenian didn’t lose the concentration in converting 75% of the break points that she procured (3/4).

Cirstea

On the other side, the Romanian was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 14% – 1/7). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Zidansek and Cirstea is 1-0 for Tamara.

Draw and next match H2H: Tamara Zidansek vs. Paula Badosa Gibert – stats

Zidansek will compete against Badosa Gibert in the quarter.

There is no head to head record between Tamara Zidansek and Paula Badosa Gibert since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Tamara Zidansek Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Zidansek had a strong start of this set after breaking Badosa Gibert in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, that wasn’t sufficient for Tamara to win the set because Sorana managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1) game. The Slovenian maintained her focus before winning the set at the tiebreak at 4.

Tiebreak

Zidansek won 4 minibreaks in the 5th (3-2), 8th (5-3), 9th (6-3) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, Sorana won 2 minibreaks in the 6th (3-3) and 10th (4-6) point.

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

The Slovenian was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 1st game (0-0 30-40). On the other side, Cirstea converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 40-A).

They played 85 points. It’s worth to point out that, Zidansek won this set even if she scored less points 3 than Cirstea (41-44). Tamara dropped 20 points on serve (31-20). on the other side of the net, Cirstea conceded 10 points on serve (24-10).

Zidansek conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Badosa Gibert in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. The Slovenian improved her lead after breaking the Romanian in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when Tamara won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to change the score from 0-0 to 5-0.

The Slovenian converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40 and 15-40) and the 4th game (3-0 40-A). On the other side, Sorana was unable to convert any of her 4 break points. She had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (1-5 30-40).

They played 49 points. The Slovenian was the one to win the set after conquering 13 points more than Cirstea (31-18). The Slovenian dropped 10 points on serve (20-10). On the losing side, Sorana conceded 11 points on serve (8-11).

 

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