Vera Zvonareva vs Elena Dementieva — WTA Tour Championships Semi-final

WTA Tour Championships · WTA · Semi-final
Vera Zvonareva
RUS
Vera Zvonareva
#285WTA
1693ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 November 2008 ·
carpet
RUS
Elena Dementieva
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLWLWW
Zvonareva V.
7-6 3-6 6-3
Dementieva E.
Zvonareva V.
7362
Dementieva E.
6631

Vera Zvonareva defeated Elena Dementieva 7-6 3-6 6-3 in the WTA Tour Championships semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Dementieva came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Vera Zvonareva narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Vera Zvonareva closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-09-27TokyoQFhardElena Dementieva7-5 6-2
2008-08-11OlympicsSFhardElena Dementieva6-3 7-6
2008-05-26Roland GarrosR16clayElena Dementieva6-4 1-6 6-2
2008-04-14CharlestonSFclayVera Zvonareva6-3 6-7 6-3
2006-08-28US OpenR32hardElena Dementieva7-5 6-3
2004-08-30US OpenR16hardElena Dementieva1-6 6-4 6-3

Statistics

This season
Zvonareva V.Dementieva E.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Break points saved·Even
56%
59%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 176). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zvonareva V.Dementieva E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
59
81
Break points saved·Dominant
27
65
Break points won·Even
93
95
Deciding sets·Even
85
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
35
68

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zvonareva V.Dementieva E.
Freshness·
85
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Zvonareva V.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 39 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Draw