Gisela Dulko vs Elena Vesnina — Portoroz Round of 16

Portoroz · WTA · Round of 16
ARG
Gisela Dulko
41 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 September 2007
hard
RUS
Elena Vesnina
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
Dulko G.
7-6 6-1
Vesnina E.
Dulko G.
7762
Vesnina E.
631–

Gisela Dulko defeated Elena Vesnina 7-6 6-1 in the Portoroz round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Vesnina came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Gisela Dulko claimed a first win over Elena Vesnina in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Gisela Dulko came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-03-21MiamiR128hardElena Vesnina6-1 6-3
2009-08-24New HavenR32hardElena Vesnina7-6(6) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Dulko G.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Vesnina E.

Vesnina E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Dulko G.

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
Dulko G.Vesnina E.
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.5
Double faults / match·Even
4.0
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (186 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dulko G.Vesnina E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
47
55
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
77
Break points won·Even
68
69
Deciding sets·Clear edge
64
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
50
29

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
Golovin T.
Srebotnik K.
2-66-46-4
Semi-finals
Golovin T.
Dushevina V.
7-656-2
Srebotnik K.
Dulko G.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Golovin T.
Tu M.
6-36-2
Dulko G.
Bammer S.
7-631-66-1
Srebotnik K.
Loit E.
6-36-3
Dushevina V.
Zvonareva V.
6-43-67-63
R16
Zvonareva V.
Dechy N.
6-05-76-4
Dushevina V.
Benesova I.
6-46-4
Golovin T.
Knapp K.
6-46-3
Bammer S.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-2
Loit E.
Vierin N.
6-36-4
Srebotnik K.
Shaughnessy M.
6-26-0
Dulko G.
Vesnina E.
7-636-1
Tu M.
Vrljic A.
7-616-0
R32
Benesova I.
Camerin M.
6-22-67-65
Golovin T.
Osterloh L.
6-11-66-1
Knapp K.
Voracova R.
4-66-17-63
Dulko G.
Gagliardi E.
6-36-4
Vrljic A.
Klepac A.
6-26-4
Tu M.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-47-63
Zvonareva V.
Sanchez O.
6-36-3
Dechy N.
Kerber A.
6-33-67-65
Dushevina V.
Ozegovic N.
6-26-1
Srebotnik K.
Zec Peskiric M.
6-06-0
Shaughnessy M.
Rybarikova M.
6-16-4
Bammer S.
Meusburger Y.
6-26-1
Likhovtseva E.
Koukalova K.
7-686-2
Vesnina E.
Hercog P.
6-36-766-4
Vierin N.
Lapushchenkova A.
6-06-1
Loit E.
Arn G.
6-26-4