Samantha Stosur vs Jelena Kostanic TosicSydney Round of 32

Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 January 2005
hard
45 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Stosur S.
6-3 6-3
Kostanic Tosic J.
Stosur S.
662
Kostanic Tosic J.
33

Samantha Stosur defeated Jelena Kostanic Tosic 6-3 6-3 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jelena Kostanic Tosic came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Samantha Stosur had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 5 on hard. Samantha Stosur claimed a first win over Jelena Kostanic Tosic in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-01-15Australian OpenR64hardJelena Kostanic Tosic6-4 2-6 6-2
2004-05-17ViennaR32clayJelena Kostanic Tosic6-0 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Stosur S.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kostanic Tosic J.

Kostanic Tosic J.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

Serve advantage — Stosur S.

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
61%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
41%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
1.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 37). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
45
37
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
61
Break points won·Slight edge
61
51
Deciding sets·Slight edge
45
56
Tiebreaks·
47

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast