Elena Dementieva vs Agnieszka Radwanska — Sydney Quarter-final

Sydney · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Elena Dementieva
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2009
hard
POL
Agnieszka Radwanska
37 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Dementieva E.
6-2 5-7 6-4
Radwanska A.
Dementieva E.
6562
Radwanska A.
2741

Elena Dementieva defeated Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2 5-7 6-4 in the Sydney quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Agnieszka Radwanska came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, but Elena Dementieva had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Elena Dementieva narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-03-08Indian WellsQFhardAgnieszka Radwanska6-4 6-3
2009-10-05BeijingQFhardAgnieszka Radwanska7-5 6-3
2008-05-19IstanbulFclayAgnieszka Radwanska6-3 6-2
2006-09-25LuxembourgQFhardAgnieszka Radwanska7-5 6-2
2006-05-01WarsawQFclayElena Dementieva5-7 6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Dementieva E.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Radwanska A.

Radwanska A.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Radwanska A.
1st serve in·Even
62%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
49%
47%
Break points saved·Even
59%
56%
Aces / match·Even
1.7
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.3
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (117 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dementieva E.Radwanska A.
Clutch Rating·Even
80
78
Break points saved·Even
86
85
Break points won·Slight edge
92
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
88
72
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
68
82

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.
Safina D.
6-32-66-1
Semi-finals
Safina D.
Sugiyama A.
6-47-63
Dementieva E.
Williams S.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Sugiyama A.
Kuznetsova S.
W/O
Dementieva E.
Radwanska A.
6-25-76-4
Williams S.
Wozniacki C.
6-756-37-63
Safina D.
Cornet A.
6-36-4
R16
Wozniacki C.
South M.
6-26-0
Williams S.
Errani S.
6-16-2
Dementieva E.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-4
Radwanska A.
Hantuchova D.
6-37-5
Kuznetsova S.
Kanepi K.
6-22-67-63
Sugiyama A.
Medina Garrigues A.
2-66-16-2
Cornet A.
Kleybanova A.
7-656-1
Safina D.
Dushevina V.
6-36-0
R32
South M.
Bartoli M.
1-1
Errani S.
Dellacqua C.
6-16-2
Wozniacki C.
Cibulkova D.
6-16-2
Dementieva E.
Makarova K.
7-56-1
Gajdosova J.
Knapp K.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Koukalova K.
6-36-0
Radwanska A.
Bammer S.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Stosur S.
6-36-747-5
Kuznetsova S.
Peng S.
3-66-16-3
Kanepi K.
Kerber A.
6-17-5
Sugiyama A.
Craybas J.
6-26-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Yakimova A.
6-13-66-3
Cornet A.
Petrova N.
6-26-4
Dushevina V.
Starr E.
6-06-1
Safina D.
Cirstea S.
6-26-1
Kleybanova A.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-2