Sorana Cirstea and Viktorija Golubic will clash against each other in the quarter of the Japan Open for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:30 pm on CENTER. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sorana Cirstea who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Sorana Cirstea is the pick to win this match.
Sorana Cirstea -> 1.43
Viktorija Golubic -> 2.81

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Prediction and head to head Sorana Cirstea vs. Viktorija Golubic

This will be the 2^nd time that Sorana Cirstea and Viktorija Golubic face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Cirstea (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Cirstea won 6-0 7-6(1) in the 1^st round in Adelaide back in 2023.

Sorana Cirstea

Ranked no. 51, Sorana got to the quarter after beating Moyuka Uchijima 2-6 6-4 6-2 and Katie Boulter 6-3 6-1.

In the 2^nd round, Cirstea had a good straight sets win against Boulter (6-3 6-1). During the match, Cirstea scored 56 points vs Boulter’s 36. Sorana was very aggressive to blast 14 winners.

Regarding the service games, Cirstea blasted 3 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Sorana Cirstea lost the serve twice. Furthermore, Cirstea put 50% of her first serves in, winning 64% (14/22) of the points behind her 1st serve and 64% (14/22) on the 2nd serve. Sorana broke Boulter 6 times after converting 86% of her break points (6/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Cirstea has dropped 1 set in this competition to conquer 55% of the points she played.

Cirstea has good match record in the last 10 years having won 55% of her matches (245-200). 23-12 on hard in 2025. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this competition, Cirstea has an overall 134-98 match record in the last years on hard.

Her best result of the year was winning the title in Cleveland where she overcame Ann Li in the final 6-2 6-4.

Cirstea has an aggregate 27-18 win-loss record in 2025, 23-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Osaka

Viktorija Golubic

Ranked no. 60, Golubic reached the quarter after beating Bianca Vanessa Andreescu 6-3 4-6 6-4 and Marie Bouzkova 1-6 6-2 7-6(3).

In the 2^nd round against Bouzkova, The Swiss recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-2 7-6³).During the match Golubic scored less points (1) than Bouzkova. In fact, the world no. 51 won 101 points vs Bouzkova’s. That means that Golubic was more focused during the important points. Golubic was exceptionally aggressive to blast 43 winners.

About the serving games, Golubic wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she committed only 5 double faults. Viktorija Golubic lost the serve 8 times and she saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Golubic put 75% of her first serves in, winning 56% (43/77) of the points behind her 1st serve and 28% (7/25) on the 2nd serve. Viktorija broke Bouzkova 7 times after converting 41% of her break points (7/17).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Viktorija has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points she played.

Her best result of the current season was conquering the title the Suzhou where she overcame Katie Volynets in the final 4-6 6-4 6-4.

Golubic has a compiled 32-21 win-loss record in 2025, 20-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Cirstea	Golubic
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	5	6
Tot Games	42	57
Pts	136-111	204-197
Total Points	247	401
Winners	45	85
%Winners	33%	42%

Both Cirstea and Golubic played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Sorana Cirstea lost 1 set, while Viktorija Golubic surrendered 2 sets. Cirstea has played 1 set(s) less than Golubic (5 vs 6). Therefore, Cirstea played 15 games less than Golubic. The Romanian scored 45 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, The Swiss managed to score 85 winners (42%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Cirstea	Golubic
Aces	7	1
Avg per match	3.5	0.5
1st in	66/120	146/206
%1st in	55%	71%
1st pts	45/66	85/146
%1st pts	68%	58%
2nd pts	25/54	28/60
%2nd pts	46%	47%

Cirstea scored 7 aces (3.5 per match). Golubic recorded 1 ace (0.5 per match). Cirstea won 68% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Golubic won 58% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 47% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Cirstea	Golubic
Won	12	12
Converted	12/19	12/27
% Converted	63%	44%
Conceded	9	29
Saved	2	18
% Saved	22%	62%
Times Broken	7	11

Cirstea broke her opponents 12 times with a 63% conversion rate. Sorana conceded her serve 7 times and she saved 22% of the break points that she conceded. Viktorija broke her opponents 12 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Swiss conceded her serve 11 times and she saved 62% of the break points that she conceded.

Cirstea
	R1 Uchijima	R2 Boulter	Total
Score	2-6 6-4 6-2	6-3 6-1
Tot Set	3	2	5
Tot Games	26	16	42
pts	80-75	56-36	136-111
Total points	155	92	247
Winners	31	14	45
%Winners	39%	25%	33%
SERVE
Aces	4	3	7
Double Faults	4	2	6
1st in	44/76	22/44	66/120
% 1st in	58%	50%	55%
1st pts	31/44	14/22	45/66
% 1st pts	70%	64%	68%
2nd pts	11/32	14/22	25/54
% 2nd pts	34%	64%	46%
Breaks
Won	6	6	12
Converted	6/12	6/7	12/19
Converted %	50%	86%	63%
Conceded	7	2	9
Saved	2/7	0/2	2
Saved %	29%	0%	15%
Times Broken	5	2	7

Golubic
	R1 Andreescu	R2 Bouzkova	Total
Score	6-3 4-6 6-4	1-6 6-2 7-63
Tot Set	3	3	6
Tot Games	29	28	57
pts	103-95	101-102	204-197
Total points	198	203	401
Winners	42	43	85
%Winners	41%	43%	42%
SERVE
Aces	1	0	1
Double Faults	2	5	7
1st in	69/104	77/102	146/206
% 1st in	66%	75%	71%
1st pts	42/69	43/77	85/146
% 1st pts	61%	56%	58%
2nd pts	21/35	7/25	28/60
% 2nd pts	60%	28%	47%
Breaks
Won	5	7	12
Converted	5/10	7/17	12/27
Converted %	50%	41%	44%
Conceded	14	15	29
Saved	11/14	7/15	18
Saved %	79%	47%	63%
Times Broken	3	8	11

Tennis Scores in Osaka

• Nadiya Kichenok/Makoto NinomiyaKichenok/Makoto Ninomiya – Jaqueline Cristian/Olga DanilovicCristian/Olga Danilovic (7-5 5-7 10-6) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Javier Barranco CosanoBarranco Cosano – Jozef KovalikKovalik (7-6⁵ 7-6⁵) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen – Lukas RosolRosol (7-6⁴ 6-7⁴ 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Casper RuudRuud (6-4 6-7⁷ 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Tobias KamkeKamke – Attila BalazsBalazs (1-6 6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Naomi OsakaOsaka – Jaqueline CristianCristian (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Rebecca SramkovaSramkova – Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Viktorija GolubicGolubic – Sorana CirsteaCirstea (0-1) – H2H and prediction