Yanina Wickmayer vs Bethanie Mattek SandsBirmingham Semi-final

Birmingham · WTA · Semi-final
#1216WTA
36 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2008
grass
41 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLW
Wickmayer Y.
7-5 7-6
Mattek Sands B.
Wickmayer Y.
7772
Mattek Sands B.
562

Yanina Wickmayer defeated Bethanie Mattek Sands 7-5 7-6 in the Birmingham semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Bethanie Mattek Sands came in defending last year's round of 64. Yanina Wickmayer extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-05TorontoR64hardYanina Wickmayer6-4 2-6 6-4
2013-04-22StuttgartR32clayBethanie Mattek Sands6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Wickmayer Y.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Mattek Sands B.

Mattek Sands B.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Wickmayer Y.

Even serve battle

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·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.2
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
14
18
Break points saved·Slight edge
57
52
Break points won·Even
61
61
Deciding sets·Even
21
17
Tiebreaks·Dominant
13
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Semi-finals
Bondarenko K.
Erakovic M.
6-36-2
Wickmayer Y.
Mattek Sands B.
7-57-62