Francesca Schiavone vs Elena Dementieva — Moscow Semi-final

Moscow · WTA · Semi-final
ITA
Francesca Schiavone
46 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 October 2005
hard
RUS
Elena Dementieva
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLWW
Schiavone F.
6-3 6-1
Dementieva E.
Schiavone F.
662
Dementieva E.
31–

Francesca Schiavone defeated Elena Dementieva 6-3 6-1 in the Moscow semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Dementieva came in leading the head-to-head 7–5, defending last year's final. Francesca Schiavone narrowed the head-to-head to 7–6.

Key context

Head to head

5–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-10-25WTA ChampionshipsRRhardFrancesca Schiavone6-4 6-2
2010-09-27TokyoSFhardElena Dementieva6-4 7-5
2010-05-24Roland GarrosSFclayFrancesca Schiavone7-6(3) RET
2010-01-11SydneyR32hardElena Dementieva6-2 7-5
2009-06-22WimbledonQFgrassElena Dementieva6-2 6-2
2008-02-25DubaiSFhardElena Dementieva5-7 7-5 6-2
2007-10-15ZurichR32hardFrancesca Schiavone4-6 6-1 4-2 RET
2007-08-13TorontoR32hardFrancesca Schiavone6-7(5) 6-3 6-2
2005-04-23Fed Cup WG1 R1: ITA vs RUSRRclayElena Dementieva4-6 7-6(2) 6-0
2003-09-29MoscowQFhardElena Dementieva6-1 2-1 RET
2003-07-28San DiegoR32hardElena Dementieva7-6(6) 6-2
2002-08-26US OpenR64hardFrancesca Schiavone7-6(7) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Schiavone F.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Dementieva E.

Dementieva E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Schiavone F.

Serve advantage — Dementieva E.

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
Schiavone F.Dementieva E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Break points saved·Even
54%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.7
Double faults / match·Even
4.9
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Schiavone F.Dementieva E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
40
80
Break points saved·Dominant
61
86
Break points won·Clear edge
72
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
36
68

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