Sania Mirza vs Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaBirmingham Round of 16

Birmingham · WTA · Round of 16
39 yrs · 153 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 June 2009
grass
#400WTA
1775ELO
1679Grass ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Mirza S.
7-6 3-6 6-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Mirza S.
77362
Pavlyuchenkova A.
63621

Sania Mirza defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-6 3-6 6-2 in the Birmingham round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Sania Mirza claimed a first win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Sania Mirza closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-08-30US OpenR64hardAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Mirza S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Pavlyuchenkova A.

Pavlyuchenkova A.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Mirza S.

Serve advantage — Pavlyuchenkova A.

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·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
53%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.9
3.0
Double faults / match·Even
4.5
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (74 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
85
Break points saved·Dominant
55
87
Break points won·Clear edge
69
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
47
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
52
86

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