Elena Likhovtseva vs Jill Craybas — Tokyo Round of 16

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Elena Likhovtseva
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 1 February 2005
hard
USA
Jill Craybas
52 yrs · 160 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLWL
Likhovtseva E.
7-5 4-6 6-2
Craybas J.
Likhovtseva E.
7462
Craybas J.
5621

Elena Likhovtseva defeated Jill Craybas 7-5 4-6 6-2 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Likhovtseva came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Elena Likhovtseva extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-03-09Indian WellsR64hardJill Craybas6-1 6-4
2003-01-06HobartQFhardElena Likhovtseva7-5 6-3
2001-06-25WimbledonR128grassElena Likhovtseva6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Likhovtseva E.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Craybas J.

Craybas J.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Likhovtseva 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
Likhovtseva E.Craybas J.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
55%
52%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.9
0.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (71 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Likhovtseva E.Craybas J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
48
19
Break points saved·Dominant
67
40
Break points won·Even
61
59
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
30
Tiebreaks·
—
57

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
Weather
6°CPartly cloudy
Wind 24 km/hHumidity 27%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Davenport L.
6-13-67-65
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Asagoe S.
6-47-63
Davenport L.
Kuznetsova S.
6-17-62
Quarter-finals
Asagoe S.
Dementieva E.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Hantuchova D.
7-647-64
Sharapova M.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-3
Davenport L.
Benesova I.
6-16-2
R16
Asagoe S.
Vinci R.
6-06-2
Dementieva E.
Morigami A.
6-26-2
Benesova I.
Nakamura A.
3-67-56-4
Davenport L.
Obata S.
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Vento Kabchi M.
7-636-0
Kuznetsova S.
Mikaelian M.
6-36-1
Likhovtseva E.
Craybas J.
7-54-66-2
Hantuchova D.
Kirilenko M.
4-66-06-2
R32
Morigami A.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-46-1
Vento Kabchi M.
Osterloh L.
6-36-1
Craybas J.
Panova T.
6-44-67-5
Mikaelian M.
Pratt N.
6-46-3
Kirilenko M.
Peng S.
6-36-2
Likhovtseva E.
Parra Santonja A.
6-06-0
Hantuchova D.
Jidkova A.
6-16-4
Vinci R.
Sugiyama A.
2-66-36-2
Benesova I.
Jankovic J.
1-66-36-1
Asagoe S.
Yoshida Y.
6-26-1
Obata S.
Saeki M.
6-06-1
Nakamura A.
Fuda R.
3-66-46-2