Timea Bacsinszky vs Alona BondarenkoStrasbourg Quarter-final

Strasbourg · WTA · Quarter-final
37 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 May 2008
clay
41 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bacsinszky T.
7-6 6-2
Bondarenko A.
Bacsinszky T.
7862
Bondarenko A.
662

Timea Bacsinszky defeated Alona Bondarenko 7-6 6-2 in the Strasbourg quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alona Bondarenko came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Timea Bacsinszky claimed a first win over Alona Bondarenko in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-10-15ZurichR32hardAlona Bondarenko1-6 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Bacsinszky T.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Bondarenko A.

Bondarenko A.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Bacsinszky T.

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
1st serve in·Even
66%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
0.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 148). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
35
51
Break points saved·Clear edge
46
60
Break points won·Even
76
77
Deciding sets·Slight edge
66
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
17
46

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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