Cirstea d. Paolini

Cirstea beat Paolini 6-3, 6-3 in the third round at the U.S. Open - New York. Cirstea won 70 of 118 points (59%). Cirstea hit 7 aces to 1 and won 69% of points behind the first serve (25/36) against 52% for Paolini. The second serve told: 57% won for Cirstea, 30% for Paolini. Cirstea converted 5 of 14 break points and saved 2 of 4 faced; Paolini converted 2 of 4. Winners to unforced errors: 17–16 for Cirstea, 12–25 for Paolini. The match was played on hard in United States.