Aravane Rezai vs Ekaterina Bychkova — Palermo Round of 32

Palermo · WTA · Round of 32
FRA
Aravane Rezai
39 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 July 2006
clay
RUS
Ekaterina Bychkova
41 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rezai A.
6-4 6-2
Bychkova E.
Rezai A.
662
Bychkova E.
42–

Aravane Rezai defeated Ekaterina Bychkova 6-4 6-2 in the Palermo round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Bychkova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Aravane Rezai claimed a first win over Ekaterina Bychkova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-03-19MiamiR128hardEkaterina Bychkova6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Rezai A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Bychkova E.

Bychkova E.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Rezai A.

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
Rezai A.Bychkova E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
52%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
4.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.1
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 74). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Rezai A.Bychkova E.
Clutch Rating·Even
21
18
Break points saved·Slight edge
43
48
Break points won·Even
57
54
Deciding sets·Even
32
30
Tiebreaks·
55
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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
30°CPartly cloudy
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw

Final
Medina Garrigues A.
Garbin T.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Garbin T.
Vinci R.
6-26-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Safarova L.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Safarova L.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-46-4
Garbin T.
Schruff J.
6-16-4
Vinci R.
Rezai A.
6-35-76-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Knapp K.
7-57-62
R16
Schruff J.
Oprandi R.
W/O
Martinez Sanchez M.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-706-16-2
Knapp K.
Benesova I.
6-46-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Yakimova A.
6-12-66-0
Vinci R.
Koukalova K.
6-27-66
Safarova L.
Daniilidou E.
7-54-67-5
Rezai A.
Krajicek M.
6-46-3
Garbin T.
Smashnova A.
7-56-3
R32
Dominguez Lino L.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-31-0
Safarova L.
Abramovic I.
6-3
Smashnova A.
Fedak Y.
6-36-2
Daniilidou E.
Ani M.
0-66-46-4
Garbin T.
Canepa A.
6-26-1
Schruff J.
Pennetta F.
6-17-5
Oprandi R.
Sucha M.
6-25-77-5
Martinez Sanchez M.
Muller M.
6-46-4
Yakimova A.
Bacsinszky T.
6-16-3
Krajicek M.
Gagliardi E.
6-16-737-5
Rezai A.
Bychkova E.
6-46-2
Vinci R.
Kanepi K.
7-56-4
Koukalova K.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-46-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Pous Tio L.
6-36-1
Benesova I.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-27-5
Knapp K.
Vierin N.
7-626-746-1