Vera Zvonareva vs Elena Dementieva — Charleston Semi-final
Charleston · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 April 2008
clay
Zvonareva V.6-3 6-7 6-3
Dementieva E.
Zvonareva V.
66262
Dementieva E.
37731
Vera Zvonareva defeated Elena Dementieva 6-3 6-7 6-3 in the Charleston semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Dementieva came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Vera Zvonareva narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Vera Zvonareva closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 6–3.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-09-27 | Tokyo | QF | hard | Elena Dementieva | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2008-11-03 | WTA Tour Championships | SF | carpet | Vera Zvonareva | 7-6(7) 3-6 6-3 |
| 2008-08-11 | Olympics | SF | hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-3 7-6(3) |
| 2008-05-26 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Elena Dementieva | 6-4 1-6 6-2 |
| 2006-08-28 | US Open | R32 | hard | Elena Dementieva | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2004-08-30 | US Open | R16 | hard | Elena Dementieva | 1-6 6-4 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Break points saved·Even
56%
59%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 176). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
76
80
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
86
Break points won·Even
94
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
92
87
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
52
68
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
15°CPartly cloudy
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 44%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Dementieva E.
Schnyder P.
6-46-4
Williams S.
Sharapova M.
7-54-66-1
Zvonareva V.
Jankovic J.
6-23-66-2
Cornet A.
Szavay A.
7-56-4
R16
Dementieva E.
Azarenka V.
6-47-5
Zvonareva V.
Bartoli M.
6-44-66-1
Jankovic J.
Rodionova A.
6-06-2
Williams S.
Srebotnik K.
4-66-46-3
Cornet A.
Cirstea S.
6-17-5
Sharapova M.
Perebiynis T.
7-56-2
Szavay A.
Safina D.
6-27-5
Schnyder P.
Radwanska A.
6-36-2
R32
Cirstea S.
Chakvetadze A.
6-21-66-2
Srebotnik K.
Strycova B.
4-66-17-5
Cornet A.
Errani S.
6-32-66-3
Safina D.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-16-4
Bartoli M.
Dellacqua C.
7-54-66-1
Williams S.
Dulko G.
6-36-4
Zvonareva V.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-16-0
Azarenka V.
Sun T.
7-646-0
Perebiynis T.
Schruff J.
6-46-3
Rodionova A.
Rezai A.
6-36-4
Radwanska A.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-776-27-5
Sharapova M.
Mattek Sands B.
6-06-0
Jankovic J.
Stevenson A.
7-56-0
Szavay A.
Sugiyama A.
7-53-66-4
Dementieva E.
Craybas J.
6-06-2
Schnyder P.
Govortsova O.
7-626-0
R64
Stevenson A.
Jidkova A.
7-666-1
Craybas J.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-2
Dulko G.
Molik A.
6-26-3
Errani S.
Ditty J.
6-26-3
Rodionova A.
Cibulkova D.
6-41-0
Gallovits Hall E.
Shaughnessy M.
6-32-0
Dominguez Lino L.
Wozniak A.
6-16-1
Cirstea S.
King V.
6-757-56-1
Strycova B.
Chan Y.
6-36-2
Szavay A.
Fedak Y.
6-07-64
Sugiyama A.
Morita A.
6-46-1
Govortsova O.
Vesnina E.
6-36-2
Srebotnik K.
Bacsinszky T.
7-646-3
Rezai A.
Sequera M.
6-44-67-5
Perebiynis T.
Medina Garrigues A.
4-66-07-5
Radwanska A.
Domachowska M.
6-44-66-3
Dellacqua C.
Salerni M.
7-56-4
Schruff J.
Voskoboeva G.
7-626-4
Azarenka V.
Scheepers C.
6-16-0
Zvonareva V.
Chuang C.
6-26-2
Cornet A.
Krajicek M.
6-33-66-4
Mattek Sands B.
Yuan M.
6-34-66-2
Ruano Pascual V.
Puchkova O.
4-67-56-0
Sun T.
Rolle A.
2-67-616-2