Aravane Rezai vs Eleni DaniilidouAuckland Round of 16

Auckland · WTA · Round of 16
39 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2007
hard
43 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLL
Rezai A.
7-5 6-4
Daniilidou E.
Rezai A.
762
Daniilidou E.
54

Aravane Rezai defeated Eleni Daniilidou 7-5 6-4 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Eleni Daniilidou came in defending last year's round of 32, but Aravane Rezai had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on hard. Aravane Rezai extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-01-05AucklandR32hardAravane Rezai6-3 3-6 6-3
2007-08-06Los AngelesR64hardEleni Daniilidou3-6 6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Rezai A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Daniilidou E.

Daniilidou 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
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
38%
Service points won·Even
56%
53%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
52%
50%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.7
1.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.1
6.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 132). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
21
30
Break points saved·Even
43
42
Break points won·Slight edge
57
52
Deciding sets·Clear edge
32
52
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
68

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
21°CDrizzle
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw