Yanina Wickmayer vs Bethanie Mattek SandsBirmingham Semi-final

Birmingham · WTA · Semi-final
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·Slight edge
22
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