Silvija Talaja vs Nathalie Dechy — Strasbourg Semi-final

Strasbourg · WTA · Semi-final
CRO
Silvija Talaja
48 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 May 2000
clay
FRA
Nathalie Dechy
47 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Talaja S.
6-1 1-6 6-3
Dechy N.
Talaja S.
6162
Dechy N.
1631

Silvija Talaja defeated Nathalie Dechy 6-1 1-6 6-3 in the Strasbourg semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nathalie Dechy came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Silvija Talaja narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Silvija Talaja closed it out in three sets, 6–1 1–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-02-06ParisR32carpetNathalie Dechy6-2 6-2
2000-08-14MontrealR32hardSilvija Talaja7-5 6-4
1999-04-19BudapestR32clayNathalie Dechy6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Talaja S.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Dechy N.

Dechy N.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Talaja 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. About

Statistics

This season
Talaja S.Dechy N.
1st serve in·Clear edge
57%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
44%
Service points won·Even
53%
55%
Return points won·Even
40%
43%
Break points saved·Even
52%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
1.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (11 vs 132). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Talaja S.
Kuti Kis R.
7-54-66-3
Semi-finals
Kuti Kis R.
Smashnova A.
7-666-4
Talaja S.
Dechy N.
6-11-66-3
Quarter-finals
Dechy N.
Morariu C.
W/O
Smashnova A.
Osterloh L.
7-666-4
Kuti Kis R.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-4
Talaja S.
Tauziat N.
7-56-2
R16
Morariu C.
Sidot A.
6-44-66-0
Dechy N.
Myskina A.
4-66-26-2
Smashnova A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-2
Osterloh L.
Stevenson A.
6-26-1
Hantuchova D.
Petrova N.
7-646-2
Kuti Kis R.
Capriati J.
6-17-63
Tauziat N.
Garbin T.
7-656-2
Talaja S.
Nejedly J.
3-66-26-1
R32
Petrova N.
Kremer A.
6-32-64-2
Dechy N.
Tu M.
6-46-2
Smashnova A.
Monami D.
6-06-4
Tanasugarn T.
Callens E.
6-31-66-3
Talaja S.
Snyder T.
6-44-66-3
Nejedly J.
Kruger J.
4-66-26-2
Garbin T.
Foretz Gacon S.
7-56-1
Sidot A.
Gersi A.
6-16-1
Morariu C.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-46-2
Osterloh L.
Likhovtseva E.
6-34-66-3
Myskina A.
Jeyaseelan S.
6-17-5
Hantuchova D.
Tulyaganova I.
6-46-4
Stevenson A.
Cocheteux A.
1-67-636-2
Kuti Kis R.
Erre S.
6-26-2