Anastasia Myskina vs Elena LikhovtsevaFilderstadt Quarter-final

Filderstadt · WTA · Quarter-final
45 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 October 2004
hard
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Myskina A.
4-6 6-0 6-2
Likhovtseva E.
Myskina A.
4662
Likhovtseva E.
6021

Anastasia Myskina defeated Elena Likhovtseva 4-6 6-0 6-2 in the Filderstadt quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Anastasia Myskina came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 16. Anastasia Myskina extended the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-01-30TokyoQFhardAnastasia Myskina4-6 6-2 6-3
2005-08-29US OpenR32hardElena Likhovtseva0-6 6-3 7-6(6)
2004-10-11MoscowR16hardAnastasia Myskina2-6 6-1 6-0
2004-08-02MontrealSFhardElena Likhovtseva6-3 5-7 6-4
2004-05-10RomeR32clayElena Likhovtseva7-5 1-6 6-3
2004-03-01DohaR16hardAnastasia Myskina6-1 3-6 6-1
2003-02-10DohaFhardAnastasia Myskina6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Myskina A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Likhovtseva E.

Likhovtseva E.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Myskina A.

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
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
55%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.7
1.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.7
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (64 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
45
48
Break points saved·Even
66
67
Break points won·Even
63
61
Deciding sets·Slight edge
58
63
Tiebreaks·
58

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