Elena Likhovtseva vs Gisela Dulko — Tokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Elena Likhovtseva
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 January 2007
hard
ARG
Gisela Dulko
41 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
Likhovtseva E.
6-3 6-2
Dulko G.
Likhovtseva E.
662
Dulko G.
32–

Elena Likhovtseva defeated Gisela Dulko 6-3 6-2 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Likhovtseva came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Elena Likhovtseva extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-04-04Amelia IslandR32clayElena Likhovtseva6-3 6-7(6) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Likhovtseva E.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Dulko G.

Dulko G.serving70% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Likhovtseva 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
Likhovtseva E.Dulko G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
Service points won·Even
55%
55%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.7
1.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (25 vs 186). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Likhovtseva E.Dulko G.
Clutch Rating·Even
48
47
Break points saved·Even
67
65
Break points won·Slight edge
61
68
Deciding sets·Even
63
64
Tiebreaks·
—
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
7°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 76%

Draw

Final
Hingis M.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Ivanovic A.
Sharapova M.
6-10-1
Hingis M.
Dementieva E.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Dementieva E.
Vinci R.
6-16-2
Hingis M.
Stosur S.
6-06-1
Ivanovic A.
Jankovic J.
3-66-46-2
Sharapova M.
Sugiyama A.
4-66-06-1
R16
Jankovic J.
Zheng J.
6-46-0
Dementieva E.
Likhovtseva E.
6-37-5
Vinci R.
Beltrame S.
6-36-0
Sharapova M.
Schiavone F.
7-52-66-1
Sugiyama A.
Kirilenko M.
3-66-16-3
Hingis M.
Pratt N.
6-17-5
Stosur S.
Li N.
6-26-4
Ivanovic A.
Santangelo M.
4-66-16-2
R32
Zheng J.
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-1
Pratt N.
Shaughnessy M.
6-746-16-4
Sugiyama A.
Vesnina E.
6-46-2
Ivanovic A.
Perry S.
6-46-2
Kirilenko M.
Peer S.
6-26-3
Schiavone F.
Takao E.
7-57-5
Santangelo M.
Nakamura A.
7-56-0
Vinci R.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-4
Likhovtseva E.
Dulko G.
6-36-2
Beltrame S.
Bartoli M.
6-06-2
Li N.
Osterloh L.
6-36-2
Stosur S.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-746-4