Kaia Kanepi vs Meng Yuan — Tokyo Q32

Tokyo · WTA · Q32
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 13 September 2008 ·
hard
CHN
Meng Yuan
40 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kanepi K.
6-1 6-2
Yuan M.
Kanepi K.
662
Yuan M.
120

Kaia Kanepi defeated Meng Yuan 6-1 6-2 in the Tokyo q32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Meng Yuan came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Kaia Kanepi narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-05-26Roland GarrosR128clayKaia Kanepi6-2 6-2
2005-12-30Gold CoastQ32hardMeng Yuan6-2 6-4
2005-06-06Grado 25KSFclayMeng Yuan6-4 3-6 6-2

Statistics

This season
Kanepi K.Yuan M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
68%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
68%
55%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
50%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
49%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.7
0.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.8
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 16). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kanepi K.Yuan M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
30
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
23
44
Break points won·Slight edge
77
68
Deciding sets·Even
53
55
Tiebreaks·
6
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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