Cara Black vs Selima SfarIndian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
47 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 6 March 2002
hard
49 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Black C.
4-6 6-4 6-3
Sfar S.
Black C.
4662
Sfar S.
6431

Cara Black defeated Selima Sfar 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Cara Black came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Black C.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Sfar S.

Sfar S.serving58% hold

wins 53% 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·Even
59%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
57%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
40%
Service points won·Even
53%
50%
Return points won·Even
43%
40%
Break points saved·Even
53%
49%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (15 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 19%

Draw