Sania Mirza vs Vera Dushevina — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
IND
Sania Mirza
39 yrs · 153 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2008
hard
RUS
Vera Dushevina
39 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
Mirza S.
7-6 6-2
Dushevina V.
Mirza S.
7762
Dushevina V.
652–

Sania Mirza defeated Vera Dushevina 7-6 6-2 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vera Dushevina came in defending last year's round of 16, but Sania Mirza had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 9 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Sania Mirza closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Mirza S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Dushevina V.

Dushevina V.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Mirza S.

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
Mirza S.Dushevina V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
52%
51%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.6
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (93 vs 173). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mirza S.Dushevina V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
36
27
Break points saved·Slight edge
55
48
Break points won·Even
69
70
Deciding sets·Clear edge
47
29
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
52
61

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 37%

Draw

Final
Dementieva E.
Kuznetsova S.
4-66-36-2
Semi-finals
Dementieva E.
Schiavone F.
5-77-56-2
Kuznetsova S.
Jankovic J.
5-76-46-3
Quarter-finals
Schiavone F.
Henin J.
7-637-64
Jankovic J.
Chakvetadze A.
6-10-0
Kuznetsova S.
Mauresmo A.
6-17-64
Dementieva E.
Ivanovic A.
5-76-36-3
R16
Dementieva E.
Bondarenko A.
6-26-1
Ivanovic A.
Vaidisova N.
6-46-0
Chakvetadze A.
Safina D.
6-736-46-3
Henin J.
Srebotnik K.
7-56-766-3
Schiavone F.
Bammer S.
6-36-2
Mauresmo A.
Morigami A.
4-66-16-4
Jankovic J.
Mirza S.
4-66-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Safarova L.
6-16-2
R32
Mauresmo A.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-676-2
Morigami A.
Szavay A.
6-16-4
Safarova L.
Sugiyama A.
1-66-36-2
Srebotnik K.
Petrova N.
6-46-4
Bammer S.
Makarova K.
7-666-3
Schiavone F.
Bartoli M.
6-16-756-1
Vaidisova N.
Nakamura A.
6-36-0
Bondarenko A.
Kirilenko M.
3-66-36-2
Mirza S.
Dushevina V.
7-656-2
Safina D.
Sfar S.
6-16-3
Chakvetadze A.
Radwanska A.
6-22-66-4
Dementieva E.
Schnyder P.
7-56-0