Sorana Cirstea and Donna Vekic will face off in the 3rd round of the Dubai Duty Free Championships for the 6th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 2:00 pm on Court 1. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sorana Cirstea who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Sorana Cirstea is the pick to win this match.
Sorana Cirstea -> 1.81
Donna Vekic -> 2
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Prediction and head to head Sorana Cirstea vs. Donna Vekic
This will be the 6th time that Sorana Cirstea and Donna Vekic face off. The head to head is 3-2 for Cirstea (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Cirstea won 5-7 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Birmingham back in 2022.
Sorana Cirstea
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12-15 | 9-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 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. 22, Sorana reached the 3rd round after defeating Sofia Kenin 6-3 7-62 and Veronika Kudermetova 6-1 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Sorana had a good straight sets win against Kudermetova (6-1 6-4). During the match, Cirstea scored 63 points vs Kudermetova’s 49. Sorana was extremely aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about the service games, Cirstea blasted 8 aces and she committed only 1 double fault. Sorana Cirstea lost the serve twice and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Cirstea put 69% of her first serves in, winning 74% (31/42) of the points behind her 1st serve and 32% (6/19) on the 2nd serve. Cirstea broke Kudermetova 5 times after converting 63% of her break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sorana hasn’t dropped yet a set in this tournament to conquer 56% of the points she played.
Cirstea has good record in the last 10 years having won 54% of her matches (222-189). 5-5 on hard in 2024. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Cirstea has an aggregate 109-87 record in the last years on hard.
The Romanian has an overall 5-5 win-loss record in 2024, 5-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dubai
Donna Vekic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-13 | 7-6 | 3-4 | 2-1 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-20 | 16-9 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 28-20 | 10-9 | 9-6 | 2-1 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-16 | 10-12 | 0-1 | 5-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-11 | 6-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 31, Donna got to the 3rd round after defeating Xinyu Wang 6-2 6-4 and Aryna Sabalenka 6-75 6-3 6-0.
In the 2nd round against Sabalenka, Donna recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 6-3 6-0). During the match Vekic scored 108 points vs Sabalenka’s 92. The Croatian was pretty aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Vekic struck 14 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Donna Vekic lost the serve 3 times and she saved 11 break points. Furthermore, Vekic put 54% of her first serves in, winning 63% (37/59) of the points behind her 1st serve and 54% (27/50) on the 2nd serve. Vekic broke Sabalenka 7 times after converting 70% of her break points (7/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Donna has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
Vekic’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Linz.
The Croatian has a compiled 6-3 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dubai
Previously, her best result was reaching the 1st round in 2019. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cirstea | Vekic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 39 | 46 |
| Pts | 149-119 | 178-150 |
| Total Points | 268 | 328 |
| Winners | 68 | 68 |
| %Winners | 46% | 38% |
Both Cirstea and Vekic played 2 matches. At the moment, Donna Vekic conceded 1 set while Sorana Cirstea hasn’t conceded a set so far. Cirstea has played 1 set(s) less than Vekic (4 vs 5). Therefore, Cirstea played 7 games less than Vekic. Cirstea scored 68 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, The Croatian made 68 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cirstea | Vekic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 26 | 17 |
| Avg per match | 13 | 8.5 |
| 1st in | 92/133 | 101/183 |
| %1st in | 69% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 68/92 | 68/101 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 18/41 | 40/82 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 49% |
Cirstea bagged 26 aces (13 per match). Vekic recorded 17 aces (8.5 per match). Cirstea won 74% points behind her first serve. She pretty effective on her second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Vekic won 67% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cirstea | Vekic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 11 |
| Converted | 7/17 | 11/16 |
| % Converted | 41% | 69% |
| Conceded | 7 | 24 |
| Saved | 4 | 20 |
| % Saved | 57% | 83% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 |
The Romanian broke her opponents 7 times with a 41% conversion rate. The Romanian lost her serve 3 times and she saved 57% of the break points that she conceded. Donna broke her opponents 11 times with a 69% conversion rate. Vekic conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 83% of the break points that she conceded.
| Cirstea | ||||
| R1 Kenin |
R2 Kudermetova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-62 | 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 17 | 39 | |
| pts | 86-70 | 63-49 | 149-119 | |
| Total points | 156 | 112 | 268 | |
| Winners | 37 | 31 | 68 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 49% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 18 | 8 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 50/72 | 42/61 | 92/133 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 69% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 37/50 | 31/42 | 68/92 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/22 | 6/19 | 18/41 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 32% | 44% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Converted | 2/9 | 5/8 | 7/17 | |
| Converted % | 22% | 63% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 4/6 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 67% | 34% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Vekic | ||||
| R1 Wang |
R2 Sabalenka |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-75 6-3 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 28 | 46 | |
| pts | 70-58 | 108-92 | 178-150 | |
| Total points | 128 | 200 | 328 | |
| Winners | 31 | 37 | 68 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 34% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 14 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 42/74 | 59/109 | 101/183 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 54% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 31/42 | 37/59 | 68/101 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 63% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/32 | 27/50 | 40/82 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 54% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 7/10 | 11/16 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 70% | 69% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 14 | 24 | |
| Saved | 9/10 | 11/14 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 90% | 79% | 85% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Magdalena FrechFrech – Petra MarticMartic (6-4 1-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya – Cristina BucsaBucsa (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova – Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaPavlyuchenkova (w/o) – See score progression
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Tatjana MariaMaria (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Sloane StephensStephens (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Sorana CirsteaCirstea – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Anastasia PotapovaPotapova – Lucia BronzettiBronzetti (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Emma NavarroNavarro (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Qinwen ZhengZheng – Nao HibinoHibino (5-7 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Cori GauffGauff – Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Jasmine PaoliniPaolini – Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova – Peyton StearnsStearns (6-1 5-7 6-2) – See score progression
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (4-6 6-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Donna VekicVekic – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (6-75 6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Hugo DellienDellien – Jelle SelsSels (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Juan Ignacio LonderoIgnacio Londero – Roberto MarcoraMarcora (3-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
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- Thiemo de Bakkerde Bakker – Elliot BenchetritBenchetrit (6-4 3-6 6-1) – See score progression
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- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Martin CuevasCuevas (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Sloane StephensStephens (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Elina SvitolinaSvitolina – Tatjana MariaMaria (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Anastasia PotapovaPotapova – Lucia BronzettiBronzetti (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
- Qinwen ZhengZheng – Nao HibinoHibino (5-7 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Cori GauffGauff – Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Ashlyn KruegerKrueger (6-7(2) 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Lulu SunSun (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya – Cristina BucsaBucsa (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (4-6 6-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Sorana CirsteaCirstea – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Anastasia PotapovaPotapova – Qinwen ZhengZheng (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Cori GauffGauff – Karolina PliskovaPliskova (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Jasmine PaoliniPaolini (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Magdalena FrechFrech – Elena RybakinaRybakina (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Marketa VondrousovaVondrousova – Ludmilla SamsonovaSamsonova (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Sorana CirsteaCirstea – Donna VekicVekic (3-2) – H2H and prediction
