Sorana Cirstea dispatches Viktorija Golubic 6-2 2-6 6-2 in the quarter in Osaka on Friday. Cirstea will face off with Leylah Annie Fernandez in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 43 minutes. This will be her best result in this competition. Previously, the best she could do was reaching the 3rd round in 2013. Here you can see her history at this event.

Osaka
Cirstea's Record

The Romanian added to her prize money $ 5,155 after winning this match. She has already won $ 11,970 till now in this tournament. If she wins the next match, Cirstea will add $ 9,514 to her earnings to get in total $ 21,484.

Highlights Sorana Cirstea vs. Viktorija Golubic Japan Open – Osaka

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Cirstea
Golubic
6-2 2-6 6-2
1h:43
78
78
Total points
64
64
28
28
Winners
33
33
36%
36%
Ratio Winners
52%
52%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
1
1
1
1
Double Faults
2
2
59%
59%
1st in
69%
69%
74%
74%
1st won
61%
61%
28/38
28/38
1st won
33/54
33/54
58%
58%
2nd won
42%
42%
15/26
15/26
2nd won
10/24
10/24
-- Break Points --
4/7
4/7
Total
2/5
2/5
57%
57%
Won
40%
40%
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At the end of the match, Cirstea scored 78 points vs. Golubic’s 64.

Cirstea

Sorana was well focused in converting 57% of the break points that she procured (4/7).

Golubic

On the other side, Golubic was battling in converting her break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Cirstea and Golubic is 2-0

for Sorana.

Draw and next match H2H: Sorana Cirstea vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez – stats

Cirstea will face Annie Fernandez in the semifinal.

There is no head to head record between Sorana Cirstea and Leylah Annie Fernandez since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Cirstea 6-2
CirsteaGolubic
6
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
CirsteaGolubic
6
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
CirsteaGolubic
5
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
CirsteaGolubic
4
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
CirsteaGolubic
4
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
CirsteaGolubic
3
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
CirsteaGolubic
3
0
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
CirsteaGolubic
2
0
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
CirsteaGolubic
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
0

Cirstea got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Viktorija Golubic in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Sorana extended her lead after breaking Golubic in the 8th (6-2) game before winning the set.

Sorana failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 15.

Cirstea converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 4th (3-0 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40). On the other side, Viktorija was unable to convert any of her 4 break points. She had 4 break points opportunities in the 7th (2-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (1-6 0-40 and 15-40).

They played 55 points. Sorana won 9 more points than Golubic (32-23). Cirstea dropped 10 points on serve (18-10). On the other side, Viktorija conceded 14 points on serve (13-14).

2nd Set -
Golubic 6-2
GolubicCirstea
6
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
GolubicCirstea
6
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
GolubicCirstea
5
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
GolubicCirstea
5
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
GolubicCirstea
4
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
GolubicCirstea
4
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
GolubicCirstea
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
0
GolubicCirstea
2
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40

Cirstea had a strong start of this set after breaking Viktorija Golubic in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. That was enough for Golubic to win the set (6-2) as no one dropped a serve anymore.

Viktorija was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 3rd game (2-0 0-40). On the other side, Sorana wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 1st game (0-0 30-40).

They contested 44 points. Viktorija won 4 points more than the Romanian (24-20). Golubic lost 8 points on serve (17-8). In addition, on the other side, Cirstea conceded 7 points on serve (12-7).

3rd Set -
Cirstea 6-2
CirsteaGolubic
6
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
CirsteaGolubic
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
CirsteaGolubic
4
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
CirsteaGolubic
3
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
CirsteaGolubic
2
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
CirsteaGolubic
2
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
CirsteaGolubic
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A

The Romanian in this set played at a much higher level than Golubic and without many problems she won 6-2 after breaking the Swiss in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

Viktorija was dominated in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 2-2 to 6-2.

The Romanian converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40). On the other side, Cirstea didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 43 points. Sorana won 9 more points than Golubic (26-17). Sorana was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (13-4). on the other side of the court, Golubic conceded 13 points on serve (13-13).

1st
Cirstea
Golubic
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
2nd
Cirstea
Golubic
2-6
2
6
2
5
1
5
1
4
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
3rd
Cirstea
Golubic
6-2
6
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0

Tennis Scores in Osaka

  • Tereza ValentovaValentova – Olga DanilovicDanilovic (4-6 6-2 6-3)
  • Leylah Annie FernandezAnnie Fernandez – Rebecca SramkovaSramkova (7-62 6-3)
  • Sorana CirsteaCirstea – Viktorija GolubicGolubic (6-2 2-6 6-2)
  • Jaqueline CristianCristian – Naomi OsakaOsaka (w/o)

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