Sandrine Testud vs Nathalie Dechy — Kremlin Cup Round of 32

Kremlin Cup · WTA · Round of 32
FRA
Sandrine Testud
54 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 20 October 1998
carpet
FRA
Nathalie Dechy
47 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Testud S.
6-2 6-2
Dechy N.
Testud S.
662
Dechy N.
22–

Sandrine Testud defeated Nathalie Dechy 6-2 6-2 in the Kremlin Cup round of 32 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Nathalie Dechy came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Sandrine Testud claimed a first win over Nathalie Dechy in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-03-01DohaR16hardNathalie Dechy6-2 5-7 6-3
2002-01-14Australian OpenR128hardNathalie Dechy7-5 4-6 6-3
1999-02-22ParisR32carpetNathalie Dechy7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Testud S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Dechy N.

Dechy N.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Testud S.

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. Small sample — read as indicative. About

Statistics

This season
Testud S.Dechy N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
60%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
28%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
49%
55%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.0
1.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (1 vs 132). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Pierce M.
Seles M.
7-66-3
Semi-finals
Pierce M.
Williams V.
2-66-26-0
Seles M.
Testud S.
6-37-6
Quarter-finals
Seles M.
Farina Elia S.
6-06-1
Pierce M.
Serna M.
7-56-3
Williams V.
Studenikova K.
6-16-0
Testud S.
Martinez C.
7-67-5
R16
Seles M.
Schett B.
6-36-4
Farina Elia S.
Nagyova H.
6-36-1
Martinez C.
Petrova N.
6-06-0
Testud S.
Zvereva N.
6-46-3
Pierce M.
Appelmans S.
6-26-2
Serna M.
Schnyder P.
7-66-4
Studenikova K.
Rubin C.
6-37-5
Williams V.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-1
R32
Rubin C.
Spirlea I.
6-26-3
Studenikova K.
Kruger J.
6-43-66-4
Likhovtseva E.
Dragomir Ilie R.
3-66-36-3
Nagyova H.
Habsudova K.
6-26-3
Farina Elia S.
Kournikova A.
7-64-66-1
Petrova N.
Majoli I.
6-77-66-0
Zvereva N.
Panova T.
6-36-2
Testud S.
Dechy N.
6-26-2
Pierce M.
Sugiyama A.
5-76-26-4
Appelmans S.
Dementieva E.
6-46-4
Serna M.
Raymond L.
5-76-36-4
Schett B.
Huber A.
6-26-3