Nuria Llagostera Vives vs Barbora StrycovaIndian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
46 yrs · 156 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 9 March 2009
hard
40 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Llagostera Vives N.
7-6 7-6
Strycova B.
Llagostera Vives N.
777112
Strycova B.
6569

Nuria Llagostera Vives defeated Barbora Strycova 7-6 7-6 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Barbora Strycova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 128. Nuria Llagostera Vives claimed a first win over Barbora Strycova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-07-20Bad GasteinR16clayBarbora Strycova6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Llagostera Vives N.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Strycova B.

Strycova B.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Llagostera Vives N.

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·Clear edge
52%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
40%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
2.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.3
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (42 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
36
49
Break points saved·Even
65
66
Break points won·Slight edge
61
72
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
69
Tiebreaks·
39

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
16°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 40%

Draw