Elena Dementieva vs Anastasia Myskina — Moscow Quarter-final

Moscow · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Elena Dementieva
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 October 2005
hard
RUS
Anastasia Myskina
45 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWW
Dementieva E.
6-2 6-3
Myskina A.
Dementieva E.
662
Myskina A.
23–

Elena Dementieva defeated Anastasia Myskina 6-2 6-3 in the Moscow quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anastasia Myskina came in leading the head-to-head 8–4, defending the title. Elena Dementieva narrowed the head-to-head to 8–5.

Key context

Head to head

4–8
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-01-30TokyoSFhardElena Dementieva6-4 3-6 6-4
2005-10-17ZurichQFhardAnastasia Myskina6-3 6-7(1) 6-4
2005-06-20WimbledonR16grassAnastasia Myskina1-6 7-6(9) 7-5
2004-11-10WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetAnastasia Myskina6-3 6-3
2004-10-11MoscowFhardAnastasia Myskina7-5 6-0
2004-05-24Roland GarrosFclayAnastasia Myskina6-1 6-2
2003-08-11TorontoR16hardElena Dementieva2-6 6-1 6-1
2003-03-31SarasotaQFclayAnastasia Myskina6-2 3-6 6-1
2002-01-14Australian OpenR64hardElena Dementieva6-4 6-2
2001-10-01MoscowSFhardElena Dementieva6-7(7) 6-1 7-5
2000-10-09ZurichR16hardAnastasia Myskina6-4 2-6 6-1
1999-07-12PalermoSFclayAnastasia Myskina3-6 6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Dementieva E.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Myskina A.

Myskina A.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Dementieva 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
Dementieva E.Myskina A.
1st serve in·Even
62%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
49%
48%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.7
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 48). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dementieva E.Myskina A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
66
Break points won·Dominant
92
63
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
58
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
68
58

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Pierce M.
Schiavone F.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Pierce M.
Safina D.
7-626-3
Schiavone F.
Dementieva E.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Schiavone F.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-1
Pierce M.
Likhovtseva E.
7-54-67-66
Safina D.
Sharapova M.
1-66-47-5
Dementieva E.
Myskina A.
6-26-3
R16
Dementieva E.
Karatantcheva S.
6-06-1
Sharapova M.
Groenefeld A.
1-62-4
Kuznetsova S.
Zvonareva V.
3-67-56-2
Myskina A.
Peschke K.
6-04-66-3
Pierce M.
Pennetta F.
4-66-26-3
Likhovtseva E.
Schnyder P.
1-66-46-3
Safina D.
Stosur S.
4-67-656-4
Schiavone F.
Mauresmo A.
6-16-1
R32
Kuznetsova S.
Gagliardi E.
6-06-4
Zvonareva V.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-3
Schiavone F.
Benesova I.
6-36-2
Likhovtseva E.
Dushevina V.
3-66-27-5
Groenefeld A.
Razzano V.
3-67-56-1
Safina D.
Farina Elia S.
6-17-5
Stosur S.
Molik A.
6-36-2
Pennetta F.
Dechy N.
6-37-5
Schnyder P.
Chakvetadze A.
2-66-27-5
Myskina A.
Maleeva M.
2-66-46-2
Peschke K.
Linetskaya E.
6-26-2
Karatantcheva S.
Jankovic J.
6-26-1