Jill Craybas vs Olga GovortsovaGuangzhou Round of 16

Guangzhou · WTA · Round of 16
52 yrs · 160 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 September 2008
hard
37 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Craybas J.
6-2 7-5
Govortsova O.
Craybas J.
672
Govortsova O.
25

Jill Craybas defeated Olga Govortsova 6-2 7-5 in the Guangzhou round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Olga Govortsova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16, but Jill Craybas had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on hard. Jill Craybas claimed a first win over Olga Govortsova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Jill Craybas closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-07-16CincinnatiR16hardOlga Govortsova6-7(5) 6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Craybas J.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Govortsova O.

Govortsova O.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Craybas J.

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
64%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
43%
Service points won·Even
52%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
50%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.7
1.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (142 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
19
0
Break points saved·Clear edge
40
16
Break points won·Slight edge
59
52
Deciding sets·Slight edge
30
25
Tiebreaks·Dominant
57
24

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