Elena Vesnina vs Karin Knapp — Strasbourg Round of 32

Strasbourg · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Elena Vesnina
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 May 2006
clay
ITA
Karin Knapp
39 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWWLL
Vesnina E.
1-6 6-3 7-6
Knapp K.
Vesnina E.
16772
Knapp K.
63631

Elena Vesnina defeated Karin Knapp 1-6 6-3 7-6 in the Strasbourg round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karin Knapp came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Elena Vesnina claimed a first win over Karin Knapp in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-26US OpenR64hardKarin Knapp6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Vesnina E.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Knapp K.

Knapp K.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Vesnina 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
Vesnina E.Knapp K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
53%
Aces / match·Even
2.5
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Vesnina E.Knapp K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
55
25
Break points saved·Dominant
77
33
Break points won·Even
69
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
34
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
75

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
Vaidisova N.
Peng S.
7-676-3
Semi-finals
Vaidisova N.
Jankovic J.
6-21-0
Peng S.
Medina Garrigues A.
3-66-36-1
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Li N.
7-56-1
Peng S.
Muller M.
7-56-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Vesnina E.
6-26-4
Vaidisova N.
Zheng J.
6-44-66-2
R16
Li N.
Dechy N.
6-37-64
Peng S.
Schruff J.
7-56-3
Vaidisova N.
Bacsinszky T.
6-36-2
Zheng J.
Domachowska M.
6-46-4
Muller M.
Schnyder P.
6-46-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Nakamura A.
6-16-0
Vesnina E.
Bartoli M.
6-16-1
Jankovic J.
Smashnova A.
6-15-76-2
R32
Jankovic J.
Bammer S.
6-5
Domachowska M.
Craybas J.
7-606-2
Bacsinszky T.
Raymond L.
5-76-26-1
Dechy N.
Yan Z.
6-26-1
Zheng J.
Yuan M.
4-66-46-2
Muller M.
Vinci R.
6-36-1
Schruff J.
Laine E.
6-26-4
Peng S.
Dulko G.
6-26-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Frazier A.
6-16-1
Nakamura A.
Asagoe S.
6-17-5
Vesnina E.
Knapp K.
1-66-37-63
Bartoli M.
Gajdosova J.
6-07-61
Smashnova A.
Keothavong A.
6-36-1
Li N.
Bychkova E.
6-26-2