Rika Fujiwara vs Iveta BenesovaIndian Wells Round of 32

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
44 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 9 March 2005
hard
43 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Fujiwara R.
7-6 7-6
Benesova I.
Fujiwara R.
77772
Benesova I.
6163

Rika Fujiwara defeated Iveta Benesova 7-6 7-6 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Iveta Benesova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Rika Fujiwara had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Rika Fujiwara claimed a first win over Iveta Benesova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-01-16Australian OpenR128hardIveta Benesova2-6 6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Fujiwara R.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Benesova I.

Benesova I.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Fujiwara R.

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
60%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
55%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Service points won·Even
52%
51%
Return points won·Even
41%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
45%
Aces / match·Even
0.4
0.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (20 vs 5). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 27%

Draw