Diana Shnaider vs Sorana Cirstea Prediction 2/27/25 Austin Tennis Picks

The match took 26 games to decide and lasted exactly two hours. Shnaider reacted well to losing the first set 6-0. She won the next two sets 6-2, 7-5.

In the victory over her fellow Russian, Shnaider hit 17 winners and 42 unforced errors, including one ace and five double faults.

Shnaider landed 53% of first serves and won 65% of first serve points (30/46). She won 38% of second serve points (15/40) and saved three of nine break points.

Shnaider compiled 48% of return points (43/89) and broke Prozorova six times in the match.

This was Shnaider's debut match in Austin. She improves to 6-5 for the season and will aim to reach her second quarterfinal of 2025.

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Sorana Cirstea, for her part, defeated Laura Siegemund in three sets. The match took 22 games to decide and lasted an hour and 55 minutes.

Like Shnaider, Cirstea also lost a set 6-0 but was dominant in the two sets she won. She prevailed 6-3, 0-6, 6-1.

In the victory over the German veteran, Cirstea hit 14 winners and 22 unforced errors, including one ace and one double fault. Cirstea landed 68% of first serves and won 66% of first serve points (33/50).

She won 30% of second serve points (7/23) and saved 11 of 15 break points.

The Romanian compiled 47% of return points (36/76) and broke Siegemund five times in the match.

This is also the first time Cirstea is playing in Austin and is 5-5 for the season.

Diana Shnaider vs Sorana Cirstea Head-To-Head

• Shnaider and Cirstea have no history at this level. This will be their first meeting.

Diana Shnaider vs Sorana Cirstea Prediction

Shnaider and Cirstea both struggled to get going in Austin, with their serves looking shaky in the first round. But they were dominant on return, winning almost half of the return points and getting multiple breaks of serves to get the wins they needed. This hasn't quite been the stellar start to the year that many might have predicted for Shnaider who won four titles in a barnstorming 2024. But when she's streaky, she is almost unplayable. Her blend of raw talent, enormous power, and physicality can rattle most veterans on tour including Cirstea. I like Shnaider to win this, there's so much pace in her shots to tear down the Romanian.