Kaia Kanepi defeated Yaroslava Shvedova 6-2 6-2 in the Rome qualifying round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Kaia Kanepi came in defending last year's round of 32.
Kanepi K. took it in straight sets.
Kanepi K. and Shvedova Y. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kanepi K. went 2–1 (67%) against them, Shvedova Y. 1–2 (33%). Only 2 of the comparisons are context-comparable — too few for a conclusion.
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.