Elena Likhovtseva vs Cara BlackBirmingham Round of 32

Birmingham · WTA · Round of 32
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 June 2002
grass
47 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Likhovtseva E.
6-2 6-4
Black C.
Likhovtseva E.
662
Black C.
24

Elena Likhovtseva defeated Cara Black 6-2 6-4 in the Birmingham round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Cara Black came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 16. Elena Likhovtseva narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-02-10DohaR32hardElena Likhovtseva6-2 6-4
2002-09-10WaikoloaQFhardCara Black6-4 6-0
2002-05-13RomeR64clayElena Likhovtseva7-5 4-6 6-4
2001-01-07HobartQFhardCara Black1-6 6-4 6-4
2000-01-03AucklandQFhardCara Black6-3 7-5
1998-08-10BostonQFhardCara Black1-6 6-1 6-2
1998-05-25Roland GarrosR64clayElena Likhovtseva7-5 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Likhovtseva E.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Black C.

Black C.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Likhovtseva E.

Serve advantage — Likhovtseva E.

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
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
55%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
1.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (83 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw