Cara Black vs Julia VakulenkoLuxembourg Round of 32

Luxembourg · WTA · Round of 32
47 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2003
hard
43 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Black C.
6-1 6-4
Vakulenko J.
Black C.
662
Vakulenko J.
14

Cara Black defeated Julia Vakulenko 6-1 6-4 in the Luxembourg round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Cara Black came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Black C.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Vakulenko J.

Vakulenko J.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Black C.

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
59%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
42%
Service points won·Even
53%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.5
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (15 vs 72). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast