Aravane Rezai vs Alisa Kleybanova — Fes Quarter-final

Fes · WTA · Quarter-final
FRA
Aravane Rezai
39 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 April 2008
clay
RUS
Alisa Kleybanova
36 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLWW
Rezai A.
5-7 7-5 7-5
Kleybanova A.
Rezai A.
5772
Kleybanova A.
7551

Aravane Rezai defeated Alisa Kleybanova 5-7 7-5 7-5 in the Fes quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alisa Kleybanova came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Aravane Rezai narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-11-01Tournament of ChampionsQFhardAlisa Kleybanova6-1 6-2
2010-08-02San DiegoR32hardAlisa Kleybanova6-2 5-7 6-3
2009-08-17TorontoR16hardAlisa Kleybanova6-3 6-4
2009-08-10CincinnatiR64hardAlisa Kleybanova6-3 6-3
2009-05-04RomeR64clayAravane Rezai6-3 6-3
2008-06-16EastbourneR16grassAlisa Kleybanova6-3 5-7 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Rezai A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kleybanova A.

Kleybanova A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Rezai 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
Rezai A.Kleybanova A.
1st serve in·Even
57%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.1
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (159 vs 190). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Rezai A.Kleybanova A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
21
55
Break points saved·Dominant
43
77
Break points won·Clear edge
57
76
Deciding sets·Dominant
32
64
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
55
48

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

Draw

Final
Dulko G.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-627-65
Semi-finals
Medina Garrigues A.
Arn G.
6-37-63
Dulko G.
Rezai A.
7-666-3
Quarter-finals
Rezai A.
Kleybanova A.
5-77-57-5
Dulko G.
Cirstea S.
6-06-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Savchuk O.
6-16-1
Arn G.
Cetkovska P.
6-26-2
R16
Cirstea S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Karatantcheva S.
3-67-646-1
Savchuk O.
Makarova K.
7-646-4
Dulko G.
Loit E.
6-36-2
Rezai A.
De Los Rios R.
7-626-0
Kleybanova A.
Rodionova A.
6-736-36-4
Cetkovska P.
Bacsinszky T.
6-17-5
Arn G.
Garbin T.
6-47-5
R32
Dulko G.
Camerin M.
6-16-1
Karatantcheva S.
Baltacha E.
7-56-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Dominguez Lino L.
4-66-26-1
Loit E.
Obrien K.
6-776-46-1
Garbin T.
Castano C.
4-66-36-3
Makarova K.
Klepac A.
6-26-3
Arn G.
Dokic J.
6-46-2
Cetkovska P.
Kloesel S.
6-47-5
Bacsinszky T.
Lalami N.
6-26-4
Kleybanova A.
Wozniak A.
6-26-3
Rodionova A.
Essaadi L.
6-16-1
De Los Rios R.
Osterloh L.
6-46-4
Rezai A.
King V.
6-26-4
Cirstea S.
Erakovic M.
2-66-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
El Allami F.
6-06-1
Savchuk O.
Kremer A.
4-66-36-0