Elena Likhovtseva vs Sesil KaratantchevaRoland Garros Quarter-final

Roland Garros · WTA · Quarter-final
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 May 2005
clay
36 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Likhovtseva E.
2-6 6-4 6-4
Karatantcheva S.
Likhovtseva E.
2662
Karatantcheva S.
6441

Elena Likhovtseva defeated Sesil Karatantcheva 2-6 6-4 6-4 in the Roland Garros quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sesil Karatantcheva came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Elena Likhovtseva claimed a first win over Sesil Karatantcheva in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-01-03Gold CoastR16hardSesil Karatantcheva6-2 0-6 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Likhovtseva E.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Karatantcheva S.

Karatantcheva S.serving52% hold

wins 51% 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
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
41%
Service points won·Even
55%
52%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
48%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
1.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (70 vs 154). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
48
3
Break points saved·Dominant
67
10
Break points won·Slight edge
61
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
27
Tiebreaks·

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
15°CMainly clear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

R128
Pennetta F.
Craybas J.
6-36-4
Peng S.
Andrieux M.
6-06-1
Castano C.
Chladkova D.
6-16-2
Cervanova L.
Nakamura A.
4-66-26-1
Clijsters K.
Tu M.
6-16-0
Zvonareva V.
Meusburger Y.
6-36-1
Birnerova E.
Kirilenko M.
2-67-56-3
Domachowska M.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-36-3
Kloesel S.
Santangelo M.
7-656-1
Schnyder P.
Cho Y.
6-36-4
Morigami A.
Haynes A.
7-56-4
Sprem K.
Camerin M.
6-46-2
Parra Santonja A.
Perry S.
3-66-36-4
Farina Elia S.
Kremer A.
7-56-2
Diaz Oliva M.
Ferguson S.
6-43-66-1
Likhovtseva E.
Fedak Y.
2-66-46-4
Williams V.
Marrero M.
6-36-2
Zuluaga F.
Prusova L.
6-16-0
Karatantcheva S.
Bondarenko A.
4-67-56-4
Asagoe S.
Schruff J.
7-56-2
Gagliardi E.
Perebiynis T.
3-66-37-5
Peer S.
Bartoli M.
6-46-3
Peschke K.
Randriantefy D.
6-16-0
Garbin T.
Sucha M.
6-786-16-2
Serra Zanetti A.
Weingartner M.
6-26-4
Cornet A.
Jidkova A.
7-646-3
Arvidsson S.
Daniilidou E.
6-17-61
Dulko G.
Mirza S.
6-36-3
Maleeva M.
Fujiwara R.
6-46-2
Ruano Pascual V.
Yakimova A.
6-47-67
Medina Garrigues A.
Mandula P.
6-06-1
Henin J.
Martinez C.
6-04-66-4
Stosur S.
Talaja S.
6-16-2
Dechy N.
Pastikova M.
6-16-4
Llagostera Vives N.
Sugiyama A.
6-34-66-4
Koukalova K.
Jugic Salkic M.
6-34-66-3
Rezai A.
Pin C.
2-66-26-2
Sharapova M.
Linetskaya E.
6-736-26-4
Davenport L.
Srebotnik K.
3-66-26-2
Fernandez C.
Panova T.
6-36-2
Razzano V.
Safina D.
6-36-3
Hantuchova D.
Krajicek M.
6-36-1
Kostanic Tosic J.
Tanasugarn T.
6-06-1
Pierce M.
Dushevina V.
6-27-5
Dementieva E.
Strycova B.
6-36-3
Mamic S.
Raymond L.
6-26-4
Loit E.
Schaul C.
6-36-0
Frazier A.
Shaughnessy M.
7-55-77-5
Petrova N.
Washington M.
6-46-2
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Myskina A.
6-44-66-0
Beltrame S.
Spears A.
6-36-1
Golovin T.
Osterloh L.
6-06-2
Groenefeld A.
Vinci R.
7-51-66-4
Smashnova A.
Jankovic J.
6-06-3
Bovina E.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-06-3
Schiavone F.
Zheng J.
6-33-66-4
Vaidisova N.
Safarova L.
4-66-06-4
Ivanovic A.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-36-3
Benesova I.
Parmentier P.
7-56-4
Kuznetsova S.
Johansson M.
6-16-1
Mauresmo A.
Dominikovic E.
6-26-1
Irvin M.
Pratt N.
5-76-48-6
Brandi K.
Fedossova Y.
1-66-36-2
Chakvetadze A.
Suarez P.
7-51-66-0