Mirjana Lucic vs Elena Likhovtseva — Rome Round of 32

Rome · WTA · Round of 32
CRO
Mirjana Lucic
44 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 May 1998
clay
RUS
Elena Likhovtseva
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLW
Lucic M.
3-6 6-2 6-2
Likhovtseva E.
Lucic M.
3662
Likhovtseva E.
6221

Mirjana Lucic defeated Elena Likhovtseva 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Likhovtseva came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16. Mirjana Lucic claimed a first win over Elena Likhovtseva in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-03-10Indian WellsR32hardElena Likhovtseva2-6 6-4 7-5
1999-03-05Indian WellsR64hardElena Likhovtseva6-4 6-3
1998-02-03TokyoR32hardElena Likhovtseva6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Lucic M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Likhovtseva E.

Likhovtseva E.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Lucic M.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Lucic M.Likhovtseva E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.0
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (167 vs 83). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Lucic M.Likhovtseva E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
28
48
Break points saved·Clear edge
45
67
Break points won·Clear edge
79
61
Deciding sets·Clear edge
43
63
Tiebreaks·
27
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
17°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 77%

Draw

Final
Hingis M.
Williams V.
6-32-66-3
Semi-finals
Hingis M.
Lucic M.
6-26-1
Williams V.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-32-67-5
Quarter-finals
Lucic M.
Testud S.
7-5
Hingis M.
Kournikova A.
6-26-4
Williams V.
Williams S.
6-46-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Raymond L.
6-76-16-2
R16
Williams V.
Fusai A.
6-16-1
Kournikova A.
Majoli I.
6-33-66-2
Lucic M.
Pierce M.
7-56-4
Testud S.
Seles M.
6-24-67-5
Williams S.
Martinez C.
6-26-2
Raymond L.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-46-1
Hingis M.
Spirlea I.
6-16-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Monami D.
6-16-2
R32
Williams S.
Kruger J.
5-1
Martinez C.
Perfetti F.
6-14-66-3
Majoli I.
Kandarr J.
4-66-46-4
Fusai A.
Novotna J.
2-67-66-3
Williams V.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-16-4
Dragomir Ilie R.
Coetzer A.
6-26-2
Raymond L.
Miller A.
6-23-67-6
Monami D.
Sawamatsu N.
6-46-4
Sanchez Vicario A.
Torrens Valero C.
6-37-5
Seles M.
Farina Elia S.
6-26-1
Testud S.
Schett B.
4-66-26-3
Lucic M.
Likhovtseva E.
3-66-26-2
Pierce M.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-16-2
Kournikova A.
Paulus B.
6-26-2
Spirlea I.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-37-6
Hingis M.
Li F.
6-36-0
R64
Spirlea I.
Halard Decugis J.
6-46-2
Likhovtseva E.
Schnyder P.
4-66-46-4
Lucic M.
Cacic S.
6-16-77-6
Kandarr J.
Labat F.
4-66-47-6
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Appelmans S.
6-13-66-3
Ruano Pascual V.
Leon Garcia G.
7-56-3
Li F.
Barabanschikova O.
7-66-2
Fusai A.
Sugiyama A.
7-66-0
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Oremans M.
6-46-1
Paulus B.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-26-3
Kournikova A.
Csurgo V.
6-06-1
Testud S.
Golarsa L.
2-66-46-2
Schett B.
Grzybowska M.
4-66-36-2
Farina Elia S.
Lubiani F.
6-06-1
Torrens Valero C.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
4-66-26-3
Sawamatsu N.
Courtois L.
1-66-26-4
Monami D.
Habsudova K.
6-46-2
Raymond L.
Sidot A.
2-66-37-5
Miller A.
Grande R.
6-36-0
Dragomir Ilie R.
Capriati J.
6-36-2
Perfetti F.
Gagliardi E.
7-56-2
Kruger J.
Garbin T.
6-76-46-1
Williams S.
Tauziat N.
7-56-0
Williams V.
Basuki Y.
6-26-3