Sania Mirza vs Alicia Molik — Hobart Quarter-final

Hobart · WTA · Quarter-final
IND
Sania Mirza
39 yrs · 153 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2007
hard
AUS
Alicia Molik
45 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Mirza S.
6-4 6-1
Molik A.
Mirza S.
662
Molik A.
41–

Sania Mirza defeated Alicia Molik 6-4 6-1 in the Hobart quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alicia Molik came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Sania Mirza had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Sania Mirza claimed a first win over Alicia Molik in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-01-11HobartR32hardAlicia Molik6-4 2-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Mirza S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Molik A.

Molik A.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mirza S.

Serve advantage — Mirza S.

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
Mirza S.Molik A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
39%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.0
5.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.4
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (131 vs 57). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mirza S.Molik A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
36
41
Break points saved·Clear edge
55
69
Break points won·Clear edge
69
56
Deciding sets·Slight edge
47
57
Tiebreaks·Even
52
48

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
14°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw

Final
Chakvetadze A.
Bardina V.
6-37-63
Semi-finals
Bardina V.
Bammer S.
6-36-1
Chakvetadze A.
Mirza S.
6-46-1
Quarter-finals
Mirza S.
Molik A.
6-46-1
Chakvetadze A.
Zheng J.
4-66-16-1
Bammer S.
Williams S.
3-67-56-3
Bardina V.
Castano C.
3-66-27-5
R16
Mirza S.
Oprandi R.
6-726-36-0
Bardina V.
Nakamura A.
6-46-4
Chakvetadze A.
Puchkova O.
7-667-5
Zheng J.
Beltrame S.
6-16-3
Williams S.
Safarova L.
6-33-67-65
Bammer S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-46-3
Castano C.
Santangelo M.
6-36-2
Molik A.
Bondarenko A.
6-37-5
R32
Nakamura A.
Pennetta F.
7-57-5
Williams S.
Arvidsson S.
6-46-0
Bammer S.
Harkleroad A.
7-626-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Vesnina E.
6-16-3
Chakvetadze A.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-06-4
Puchkova O.
Obziler T.
0-66-27-65
Beltrame S.
Krajicek M.
3-66-16-0
Zheng J.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-26-2
Mirza S.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-4
Oprandi R.
Likhovtseva E.
7-636-1
Molik A.
Kostanic Tosic J.
4-66-16-2
Bondarenko A.
Moore J.
6-27-66
Santangelo M.
Camerin M.
7-52-66-3
Castano C.
Vinci R.
6-36-4
Bardina V.
Dulko G.
6-16-3
Safarova L.
Muller M.
7-656-2