Silvija Talaja vs Virginia Ruano Pascual — Japan Open Round of 16

Japan Open · WTA · Round of 16
CRO
Silvija Talaja
48 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2002
hard
ESP
Virginia Ruano Pascual
52 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Talaja S.
6-2 6-3
Ruano Pascual V.
Talaja S.
662
Ruano Pascual V.
23–

Silvija Talaja defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual 6-2 6-3 in the Japan Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Virginia Ruano Pascual came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Silvija Talaja claimed a first win over Virginia Ruano Pascual in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-07-08BrusselsR16clayVirginia Ruano Pascual6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Talaja S.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Ruano Pascual V.

Ruano Pascual V.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Ruano Pascual V.
1st serve in·Clear edge
57%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
45%
Service points won·Even
53%
52%
Return points won·Even
40%
44%
Break points saved·Even
52%
50%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.8
0.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (11 vs 81). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Craybas J.
Talaja S.
2-66-46-4
Semi-finals
Talaja S.
Taylor S.
6-36-4
Craybas J.
Tanasugarn T.
6-44-66-4
Quarter-finals
Tanasugarn T.
Molik A.
6-41-66-1
Craybas J.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-26-1
Taylor S.
Yoshida Y.
6-46-2
Talaja S.
Sugiyama A.
3-67-656-3
R16
Tanasugarn T.
Liggan K.
6-21-67-61
Sugiyama A.
Morigami A.
6-37-5
Taylor S.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-37-63
Yoshida Y.
Cargill A.
6-757-56-4
Kostanic Tosic J.
Marrero M.
5-76-06-2
Craybas J.
Gagliardi E.
6-34-66-3
Molik A.
Kuznetsova S.
7-636-2
Talaja S.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-26-3
R32
Kostanic Tosic J.
Obata S.
6-47-63
Marrero M.
Okamoto S.
6-36-3
Craybas J.
Saeki M.
7-676-0
Morigami A.
De Los Rios R.
6-46-2
Ruano Pascual V.
Kim J.
6-06-1
Sanchez Vicario A.
Kirilenko M.
6-36-2
Taylor S.
Dominikovic E.
6-26-2
Cargill A.
Chang K.
6-37-62
Yoshida Y.
Black C.
6-26-1
Gagliardi E.
Sharapova M.
2-67-646-4
Kuznetsova S.
Razzano V.
7-56-2
Molik A.
Webb V.
6-07-5
Liggan K.
Fujiwara R.
6-34-66-2
Talaja S.
Asagoe S.
6-43-66-0