Elena Dementieva vs Petra MandulaShanghai Round of 16

Shanghai · WTA · Round of 16
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 15 September 2003
hard
48 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Dementieva E.
6-3 7-6
Mandula P.
Dementieva E.
6772
Mandula P.
361

Elena Dementieva defeated Petra Mandula 6-3 7-6 in the Shanghai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Petra Mandula came in defending last year's round of 16, but Elena Dementieva had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Dementieva E.serving65% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Mandula P.

Mandula P.serving55% hold

wins 52% 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·Even
62%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
49%
47%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
0.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.1
6.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.