Belinda Bencic and Sorana Cirstea will fight against each other in the 4th round of the U.S. Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 1:00 pm on LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Belinda Bencic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Belinda Bencic is the pick to win this match.
Belinda Bencic -> 1.54
Sorana Cirstea -> 2.48
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Prediction and head to head Belinda Bencic vs. Sorana Cirstea
This will be the 4th time that Belinda Bencic and Sorana Cirstea square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Cirstea (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Bencic won 3-6 7-5 6-2 in the 2nd round in at the U.S. Open back in 2022.
Highlights Belinda Bencic vs Sorana Cirstea – U.S. Open 01-September-2022
Belinda Bencic
31 - 11win/loss
17
4
LLWWWLLWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 31-13 | 24-10 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-18 | 13-9 | 13-4 | 10-2 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 37-20 | 22-9 | 5-5 | 5-3 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-8 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 50-22 | 23-9 | 11-6 | 9-4 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 13, the Swiss reached the 4th round after beating Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2 6-4, Yuriko Miyazaki 6-3 6-3 and Lin Zhu 7-61 2-6 6-3.
In the 3rd round, Bencic defeated Zhu (7-61 2-6 6-3). During the match, Bencic scored 105 points vs Zhu’s 101. Belinda was very aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about the service games, Bencic scored just 1 ace throughout the match and she committed only 5 double faults. Belinda Bencic lost the serve 4 times and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Bencic put 63% of her first serves in, winning 64% (41/64) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (19/38) on the 2nd serve. Belinda broke Zhu 4 times after converting 44% of her break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Belinda has conceded 1 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points she played.
Bencic has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 65% of her matches (328-174). 24-8 on hard in 2023. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Bencic has a compiled 168-92 match record in the last years on hard.
Her best result of the current season was conquering the title in Adelaide where she beat Daria Kasatkina in the final 6-0 6-2 and in Abu Dhabi where she overcame Liudmila Samsonova in the final 1-6 7-6(8) 6-4.
Bencic has a composed 31-11 win-loss record in 2023, 24-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Sorana Cirstea
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12-11 | 9-8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-22 | 21-14 | 7-4 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 22-21 | 10-10 | 4-6 | 4-2 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-18 | 11-10 | 11-3 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-10 | 14-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 30, the Romanian got to the 4th round after defeating Kayla Day 6-2 6-3, Anna Kalinskaya 6-3 6-4 and Elena Rybakina 6-3 6-76 6-4.
In the 3rd round, Cirstea defeated Rybakina (6-3 6-76 6-4). During the match Cirstea scored 117 points vs Rybakina ‘s 101. Cirstea was exceptionally aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Talking about serving, Cirstea struck 4 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Sorana Cirstea lost the serve 4 times and she saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Cirstea put 63% of her first serves in, winning 66% (47/71) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (21/42) on the 2nd serve. The Romanian broke Rybakina 6 times after converting 60% of her break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sorana has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Her best result of the season was conquering the title the Reus where she defeated Elizabeth Mandlik in the final 6-1 4-6 7-6(1).
The Romanian has a compiled 29-18 win-loss record in 2023, 19-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Previously, her best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2009, 2019 and 2020. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bencic | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 66 | 68 |
| Pts | 241-210 | 244-196 |
| Total Points | 451 | 440 |
| Winners | 85 | 98 |
| %Winners | 35% | 40% |
Both Bencic and Cirstea played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Belinda Bencic surrendered 1 set, while Sorana Cirstea lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Bencic and Cirstea have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Bencic played 2 games less than Cirstea. Bencic scored 85 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, The Romanian made 98 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bencic | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 14 |
| Avg per match | 1.7 | 4.7 |
| 1st in | 126/217 | 140/233 |
| %1st in | 58% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 85/126 | 98/140 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 47/91 | 52/93 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 56% |
Bencic blasted 5 aces (1.7 per match). Cirstea bagged 14 aces (4.7 per match). Bencic won 67% points behind her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Cirstea won 70% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bencic | Cirstea |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 13 |
| Converted | 13/22 | 13/24 |
| % Converted | 59% | 54% |
| Conceded | 24 | 21 |
| Saved | 17 | 15 |
| % Saved | 71% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 6 |
Bencic broke her opponents 13 times with a 59% conversion rate. The Swiss surrendered her serve 7 times and she saved 71% of the break points that she conceded. The Romanian broke her opponents 13 times with a 54% conversion rate. The Romanian conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 71% of the break points that she conceded.
| Bencic | |||||
| R1 Rakhimova |
R2 Miyazaki |
R3 Zhu |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-3 6-3 | 7-61 2-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | 30 | 66 | |
| pts | 69-59 | 67-50 | 105-101 | 241-210 | |
| Total points | 128 | 117 | 206 | 451 | |
| Winners | 22 | 22 | 41 | 85 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 33% | 39% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 35/65 | 27/50 | 64/102 | 126/217 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 54% | 63% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 22/35 | 22/27 | 41/64 | 85/126 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 81% | 64% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/30 | 13/23 | 19/38 | 47/91 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 57% | 50% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 4/6 | 4/9 | 13/22 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 67% | 44% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 1 | 12 | 24 | |
| Saved | 9/11 | 0/1 | 8/12 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 82% | 0% | 67% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Cirstea | |||||
| R1 Day |
R2 Kalinskaya |
R3 Rybakina |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 6-76 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 19 | 32 | 68 | |
| pts | 66-48 | 61-47 | 117-101 | 244-196 | |
| Total points | 114 | 108 | 218 | 440 | |
| Winners | 28 | 23 | 47 | 98 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 38% | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 41/70 | 28/50 | 71/113 | 140/233 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 56% | 63% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 28/41 | 23/28 | 47/71 | 98/140 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 82% | 66% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/29 | 15/22 | 21/42 | 52/93 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 68% | 50% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 3/6 | 6/10 | 13/24 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 60% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 1 | 13 | 21 | |
| Saved | 6/7 | 0/1 | 9/13 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 86% | 0% | 69% | 52% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
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