Silvija Talaja vs Selima Sfar — Oporto Round of 32

Oporto · WTA · Round of 32
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Silvija Talaja
48 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 April 2002
clay
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Selima Sfar
49 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Talaja S.
7-6 2-6 7-6
Sfar S.
Talaja S.
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Sfar S.
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Silvija Talaja defeated Selima Sfar 7-6 2-6 7-6 in the Oporto round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Silvija Talaja came in defending last year's semi-final. Silvija Talaja extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Silvija Talaja closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 7–6.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-08-09SopotR32claySilvija Talaja6-4 6-2
2001-02-19DubaiR32hardSelima Sfar6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Talaja S.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Sfar S.

Sfar S.serving59% hold

wins 54% 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.Sfar S.
1st serve in·Even
57%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
40%
Service points won·Even
53%
50%
Return points won·Even
40%
40%
Break points saved·Even
52%
49%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
1.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (11 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Montolio A.
Serna M.
6-12-67-5
Semi-finals
Montolio A.
Matevzic M.
6-37-5
Serna M.
Gubacsi Z.
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Gubacsi Z.
Black C.
6-36-2
Montolio A.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-3
Serna M.
Cervanova L.
7-56-1
Matevzic M.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-06-4
R16
Gubacsi Z.
Talaja S.
W/O
Kostanic Tosic J.
Sucha M.
7-52-66-2
Black C.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-36-2
Cervanova L.
Mikaelian M.
6-36-3
Daniilidou E.
Loit E.
6-16-1
Montolio A.
Kanepi K.
6-46-1
Matevzic M.
Kuznetsova S.
6-16-2
Serna M.
Barna A.
4-66-36-4
R32
Montolio A.
Bes Ostariz E.
6-36-2
Serna M.
Perebiynis T.
6-27-5
Barna A.
Selyutina I.
6-16-0
Cervanova L.
Piedade F.
6-06-2
Mikaelian M.
Nogueira A.
6-23-66-0
Matevzic M.
Boogert K.
6-45-76-1
Kuznetsova S.
Beigbeder C.
4-66-26-3
Kostanic Tosic J.
Kuti Kis R.
6-23-66-4
Sucha M.
Bacheva L.
6-17-5
Daniilidou E.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-36-2
Loit E.
Martinez Sanchez M.
3-66-26-2
Kanepi K.
Sassi V.
6-36-2
Dominguez Lino L.
Torrens Valero C.
6-36-4
Black C.
Muller M.
6-34-66-0
Talaja S.
Sfar S.
7-632-67-64
Gubacsi Z.
Pisnik T.
6-26-3