Sesil Karatantcheva vs Elena Likhovtseva — Gold Coast Round of 16

Gold Coast · WTA · Round of 16
KAZ
Sesil Karatantcheva
36 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 January 2005
hard
RUS
Elena Likhovtseva
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLW
Karatantcheva S.
6-2 0-6 7-6
Likhovtseva E.
Karatantcheva S.
60772
Likhovtseva E.
26631

Sesil Karatantcheva defeated Elena Likhovtseva 6-2 0-6 7-6 in the Gold Coast round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Likhovtseva came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Sesil Karatantcheva claimed a first win over Elena Likhovtseva in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-05-23Roland GarrosQFclayElena Likhovtseva2-6 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Karatantcheva S.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Likhovtseva E.

Likhovtseva E.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Karatantcheva 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
Karatantcheva S.Likhovtseva E.
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
44%
Service points won·Even
52%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
48%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.3
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.9
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (155 vs 71). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Karatantcheva S.Likhovtseva E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
3
48
Break points saved·Dominant
10
67
Break points won·Slight edge
70
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
27
63
Tiebreaks·
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Schnyder P.
Stosur S.
1-66-37-5
Semi-finals
Schnyder P.
Golovin T.
3-66-46-3
Stosur S.
Farina Elia S.
6-42-66-1
Quarter-finals
Schnyder P.
Karatantcheva S.
6-26-2
Farina Elia S.
Petrova N.
W/O
Stosur S.
Maleeva M.
2-66-36-4
Golovin T.
Pennetta F.
6-756-26-4
R16
Stosur S.
Benesova I.
6-27-63
Pennetta F.
Pin C.
6-24-66-3
Farina Elia S.
Chladkova D.
5-76-16-3
Petrova N.
Li N.
7-56-3
Schnyder P.
Haynes A.
6-46-1
Karatantcheva S.
Likhovtseva E.
6-20-67-63
Golovin T.
Safina D.
7-53-66-2
Maleeva M.
Koukalova K.
7-56-2
R32
Karatantcheva S.
Camerin M.
6-26-4
Likhovtseva E.
Loit E.
4-67-656-2
Safina D.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-2
Schnyder P.
Razzano V.
6-26-4
Pennetta F.
Dechy N.
7-676-1
Maleeva M.
Fedak Y.
6-46-1
Benesova I.
Welford T.
6-46-2
Stosur S.
Sprem K.
6-46-2
Farina Elia S.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-37-5
Chladkova D.
Beltrame S.
4-66-47-5
Li N.
Garbin T.
6-36-1
Petrova N.
Zheng J.
6-26-3
Golovin T.
Yan Z.
6-16-4
Pin C.
Barna A.
6-26-4
Haynes A.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-36-1
Koukalova K.
Hewitt J.
6-41-66-2