Justine Henin vs Ana Ivanovic — Sydney Semi-final

Sydney · WTA · Semi-final
BEL
Justine Henin
44 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2008
hard
SRB
Ana Ivanovic
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Henin J.
6-2 2-6 6-4
Ivanovic A.
Henin J.
6262
Ivanovic A.
2641

Justine Henin defeated Ana Ivanovic 6-2 2-6 6-4 in the Sydney semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Justine Henin came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Justine Henin extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Justine Henin closed it out in three sets, 6–2 2–6 6–4.

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-01-04BrisbaneSFhardJustine Henin6-3 6-2
2007-11-05WTA Tour ChampionshipsSFcarpetJustine Henin6-4 6-4
2007-05-28Roland GarrosFclayJustine Henin6-1 6-2
2005-04-25WarsawSFclayJustine Henin6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Henin J.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

Ivanovic A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Henin J.

Even serve battle

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
Henin J.Ivanovic A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.6
3.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (58 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Henin J.Ivanovic A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
78
62
Break points saved·Even
85
84
Break points won·Even
89
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
50
Tiebreaks·Even
77
74

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

Draw

Final
Henin J.
Kuznetsova S.
4-66-26-4
Semi-finals
Henin J.
Ivanovic A.
6-22-66-4
Kuznetsova S.
Vaidisova N.
7-57-64
Quarter-finals
Henin J.
Kanepi K.
6-26-0
Kuznetsova S.
Schiavone F.
6-46-0
Vaidisova N.
Jankovic J.
6-44-66-4
Ivanovic A.
Srebotnik K.
6-33-66-2
R16
Henin J.
Safarova L.
W/O
Vaidisova N.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-2
Kanepi K.
Arvidsson S.
3-66-36-3
Ivanovic A.
Razzano V.
6-12-67-5
Srebotnik K.
Bammer S.
4-66-16-2
Jankovic J.
Golovin T.
6-12-66-3
Schiavone F.
Bartoli M.
2-66-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Peer S.
6-36-4
R32
Safarova L.
Molik A.
7-627-610
Bammer S.
Petrova N.
7-56-3
Srebotnik K.
Chakvetadze A.
7-56-1
Arvidsson S.
Dementieva E.
6-17-5
Vaidisova N.
Pin C.
6-12-66-2
Golovin T.
Obziler T.
6-26-3
Bartoli M.
Knapp K.
6-16-0
Schiavone F.
Craybas J.
6-46-4
Kanepi K.
Cibulkova D.
3-66-17-66
Hantuchova D.
Safina D.
5-76-46-4
Peer S.
Fedak Y.
6-36-2
Razzano V.
Pratt N.
6-26-1