Elena Dementieva vs Gisela Dulko — Luxembourg Round of 16

Luxembourg · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Elena Dementieva
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2008
hard
ARG
Gisela Dulko
41 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
Dementieva E.
6-2 6-2
Dulko G.
Dementieva E.
662
Dulko G.
22–

Elena Dementieva defeated Gisela Dulko 6-2 6-2 in the Luxembourg round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gisela Dulko came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Elena Dementieva had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. Elena Dementieva narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-06-23WimbledonR32grassElena Dementieva7-6(2) 7-5
2005-05-09RomeR32clayGisela Dulko7-5 6-4
2004-08-02MontrealR32hardGisela Dulko6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Dementieva E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Dulko G.

Dulko G.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Dementieva E.

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
Dementieva E.Dulko G.
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
49%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.6
2.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.9
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (176 vs 150). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dementieva E.Dulko G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
47
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
65
Break points won·Clear edge
92
68
Deciding sets·Clear edge
88
64
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
68
50

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

Final
Dementieva E.
Wozniacki C.
2-66-47-64
Semi-finals
Wozniacki C.
Li N.
7-613-66-2
Dementieva E.
Cirstea S.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Cirstea S.
Hantuchova D.
7-626-2
Li N.
Benesova I.
6-44-66-2
Wozniacki C.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-17-67
Dementieva E.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-0
R16
Cirstea S.
Errani S.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Lisicki S.
6-06-2
Dementieva E.
Dulko G.
6-26-2
Benesova I.
Chakvetadze A.
6-26-4
Li N.
Koryttseva M.
7-666-3
Wozniacki C.
Peng S.
6-46-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Castano C.
6-24-67-5
Mauresmo A.
Groenefeld A.
6-36-1
R32
Dementieva E.
Maria T.
7-656-2
Groenefeld A.
Wickmayer Y.
7-56-4
Dulko G.
Garbin T.
6-46-2
Mauresmo A.
Gehrlein S.
6-23-66-0
Hantuchova D.
Parmentier P.
6-27-5
Lisicki S.
Arvidsson S.
2-66-36-4
Errani S.
Erakovic M.
4-66-27-5
Cirstea S.
Fedak Y.
4-66-26-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-26-1
Castano C.
Domachowska M.
6-06-2
Peng S.
Dushevina V.
6-16-2
Wozniacki C.
Bacsinszky T.
6-26-3
Li N.
Minella M.
6-26-1
Koryttseva M.
Pironkova T.
3-66-36-3
Benesova I.
Robson L.
1-66-26-3
Chakvetadze A.
Johansson M.
6-47-64