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
WLWWLWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2008 ·
hard
RUS
Vera Dushevina
39 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWWL
Mirza S.
7-6 6-2
Dushevina V.
Mirza S.
762
Dushevina V.
620

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 2 of their last 6 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.

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 175). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mirza S.Dushevina V.
Clutch Rating·Even
38
34
Break points saved·Even
31
27
Break points won·Even
76
76
Deciding sets·Slight edge
42
35
Tiebreaks·Even
56
60

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw