Magdalena Maleeva vs Nathalie Dechy — Moscow Quarter-final

Moscow · WTA · Quarter-final
BUL
Magdalena Maleeva
51 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2002
hard
FRA
Nathalie Dechy
47 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Maleeva M.
6-4 6-2
Dechy N.
Maleeva M.
662
Dechy N.
42–

Magdalena Maleeva defeated Nathalie Dechy 6-4 6-2 in the Moscow quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nathalie Dechy came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Magdalena Maleeva narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-04-25WarsawR32clayNathalie Dechy6-4 6-4
2004-10-04FilderstadtR32hardNathalie Dechy4-6 6-3 6-3
2002-07-29San DiegoR32hardMagdalena Maleeva7-5 7-5
2000-01-03Gold CoastQFhardNathalie Dechy6-4 6-7(2) 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Maleeva M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Dechy N.

Dechy N.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Maleeva M.

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
Maleeva M.Dechy N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
47%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
1.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 132). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Maleeva M.
Davenport L.
5-76-37-64
Semi-finals
Maleeva M.
Mauresmo A.
7-56-4
Davenport L.
Coetzer A.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Davenport L.
Bovina E.
3-66-36-3
Maleeva M.
Dechy N.
6-46-2
Mauresmo A.
Matevzic M.
7-616-3
Coetzer A.
Petrova N.
6-26-1
R16
Petrova N.
Kournikova A.
W/O
Dechy N.
Shaughnessy M.
6-36-3
Coetzer A.
Dokic J.
7-613-66-3
Matevzic M.
Safina D.
3-67-56-3
Bovina E.
Dementieva E.
6-14-66-4
Mauresmo A.
Panova T.
6-46-3
Davenport L.
Serna M.
6-46-3
Maleeva M.
Williams V.
2-66-17-63
R32
Coetzer A.
Prusova L.
6-46-4
Maleeva M.
Smashnova A.
6-16-2
Dechy N.
Daniilidou E.
3-66-36-4
Shaughnessy M.
Myskina A.
6-36-7106-4
Panova T.
Kremer A.
7-56-3
Matevzic M.
Grande R.
6-47-5
Safina D.
Farina Elia S.
0-67-646-4
Petrova N.
Hingis M.
6-26-2
Kournikova A.
Mikaelian M.
6-46-3
Serna M.
Suarez P.
6-22-66-2
Dementieva E.
Majoli I.
6-46-1
Bovina E.
Zvonareva V.
2-67-616-3