Agnes Szavay vs Elena Dementieva — Paris Semi-final

Paris · WTA · Semi-final
HUN
Agnes Szavay
37 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 February 2008
carpet
RUS
Elena Dementieva
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Szavay A.
6-3 1-6 7-5
Dementieva E.
Szavay A.
6172
Dementieva E.
3651

Agnes Szavay defeated Elena Dementieva 6-3 1-6 7-5 in the Paris semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Dementieva came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Agnes Szavay claimed a first win over Elena Dementieva in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Agnes Szavay closed it out in three sets, 6–3 1–6 7–5.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-04-27StuttgartR16clayElena Dementieva7-6(4) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Szavay A.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Dementieva E.

Dementieva E.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Szavay 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
Szavay A.Dementieva E.
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
49%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
59%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
1.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.2
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (138 vs 176). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Szavay A.Dementieva E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
45
80
Break points saved·Clear edge
62
86
Break points won·Dominant
66
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
62
87
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
53
68

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

Draw

Final
Chakvetadze A.
Szavay A.
6-32-66-2
Semi-finals
Chakvetadze A.
Bartoli M.
2-66-26-0
Szavay A.
Dementieva E.
6-31-67-5
Quarter-finals
Dementieva E.
Bondarenko K.
7-56-2
Szavay A.
Hantuchova D.
7-646-1
Chakvetadze A.
Mauresmo A.
3-66-36-3
Bartoli M.
Razzano V.
6-17-63
R16
Mauresmo A.
Daniilidou E.
3-0
Hantuchova D.
Srebotnik K.
6-41-66-3
Bartoli M.
Cibulkova D.
7-56-1
Razzano V.
Cornet A.
6-47-5
Chakvetadze A.
Dechy N.
6-16-3
Bondarenko K.
Fedak Y.
6-06-3
Dementieva E.
Kvitova P.
7-676-2
Szavay A.
Garbin T.
6-34-66-2
R32
Fedak Y.
Knapp K.
7-674-66-2
Bondarenko K.
Petrova N.
7-643-66-4
Daniilidou E.
Azarenka V.
2-66-27-5
Dechy N.
Peng S.
6-47-68
Mauresmo A.
Ditty J.
6-16-2
Cibulkova D.
Pin C.
7-56-3
Cornet A.
Koukalova K.
4-66-26-1
Razzano V.
Bondarenko A.
6-24-67-5
Kvitova P.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-3
Szavay A.
Govortsova O.
6-16-1
Garbin T.
Tu M.
6-36-4
Srebotnik K.
Loit E.
6-26-4