Kaia Kanepi vs Arantxa Rus — Marbella Round of 16

Marbella · WTA · Round of 16
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 April 2009
clay
Arantxa Rus
NED
Arantxa Rus
#183WTA
1511ELO
1500Clay ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Kanepi K.
7-5 6-2
Rus A.
Kanepi K.
762
Rus A.
52–

Kaia Kanepi defeated Arantxa Rus 7-5 6-2 in the Marbella round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Kaia Kanepi came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Kaia Kanepi extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-05-28Roland GarrosR16clayKaia Kanepi6-1 4-6 6-0
2010-02-15MemphisR32hardKaia Kanepi6-0 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kanepi K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Rus A.

Rus A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

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
Kanepi K.Rus A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
57%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kanepi K.Rus A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
39
15
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
51
Break points won·Clear edge
70
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
16
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
15
0

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kanepi K.Rus A.
Freshness·
—
100

Rus A.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Draw

Final
Jankovic J.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-33-66-3
Semi-finals
Suarez Navarro C.
Cirstea S.
6-26-756-2
Jankovic J.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Suarez Navarro C.
Koukalova K.
6-16-2
Cirstea S.
Kanepi K.
6-42-67-5
Medina Garrigues A.
Errani S.
6-26-747-5
Jankovic J.
Vinci R.
3-66-37-66
R16
Medina Garrigues A.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-26-3
Koukalova K.
Voracova R.
7-675-76-0
Suarez Navarro C.
Ivanova E.
0-66-36-0
Kanepi K.
Rus A.
7-56-2
Cirstea S.
Klepac A.
4-66-16-1
Errani S.
Hercog P.
6-07-67
Vinci R.
Vaidisova N.
6-36-3
Jankovic J.
Sfar S.
6-36-0
R32
Rus A.
Torro Flor M.
4-66-26-0
Ivanova E.
Zec Peskiric M.
6-06-4
Errani S.
Schruff J.
7-57-66
Sfar S.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-37-64
Jankovic J.
Schiavone F.
6-26-1
Vaidisova N.
Kerber A.
3-66-46-4
Hercog P.
Cohen Aloro S.
3-67-646-2
Klepac A.
Beltrame S.
5-76-26-2
Ruano Pascual V.
Garbin T.
6-12-66-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Yakimova A.
6-16-3
Vinci R.
Pironkova T.
6-746-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Ani M.
7-57-5
Cirstea S.
Olaru R.
6-46-2
Kanepi K.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-46-2
Voracova R.
Parmentier P.
7-684-66-4
Koukalova K.
Williams S.
6-43-66-1