Cara Black vs Elena BovinaLuxembourg Round of 32

Luxembourg · WTA · Round of 32
47 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 October 2001
hard
43 yrs · 189 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Black C.
6-4 6-0
Bovina E.
Black C.
662
Bovina E.
40

Cara Black defeated Elena Bovina 6-4 6-0 in the Luxembourg round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Bovina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Cara Black claimed a first win over Elena Bovina in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-08-11TorontoR32hardElena Bovina6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Black C.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Bovina E.

Bovina E.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Black C.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
61%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
40%
Service points won·Even
53%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
49%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.5
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (15 vs 41). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast