Elena Dementieva vs Jie ZhengFed Cup WG PO: CHN vs RUS Round Robin

Fed Cup WG PO: CHN vs RUS · WTA · Round Robin
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Saturday, 20 July 2002
hard
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Dementieva E.
6-4 6-0
Zheng J.
Dementieva E.
662
Zheng J.
40

Elena Dementieva defeated Jie Zheng 6-4 6-0 in the Fed Cup WG PO: CHN vs RUS round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jie Zheng came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Elena Dementieva had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. Elena Dementieva claimed a first win over Jie Zheng in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-08-16MontrealR16hardJie Zheng7-6(3) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Dementieva E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

Zheng J.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Dementieva E.

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
62%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
49%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
0.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
80
56
Break points saved·Dominant
86
55
Break points won·Clear edge
92
80
Deciding sets·Clear edge
88
71
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
68
73

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About