Elena Vesnina vs Amelie Mauresmo — New Haven Semi-final

New Haven · WTA · Semi-final
RUS
Elena Vesnina
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 August 2009
hard
FRA
Amelie Mauresmo
47 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWWW
Vesnina E.
5-7 6-1 6-2
Mauresmo A.
Vesnina E.
5662
Mauresmo A.
7121

Elena Vesnina defeated Amelie Mauresmo 5-7 6-1 6-2 in the New Haven semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Amelie Mauresmo came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Elena Vesnina claimed a first win over Amelie Mauresmo in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-10-09MoscowR16hardAmelie Mauresmo5-7 6-3 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Vesnina E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Mauresmo A.

Mauresmo A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Vesnina E.

Even serve battle

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
Vesnina E.Mauresmo A.
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.5
4.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
5.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vesnina E.Mauresmo A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
55
68
Break points saved·Slight edge
77
82
Break points won·Slight edge
69
75
Deciding sets·Even
79
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
65

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Wozniacki C.
Vesnina E.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Wozniacki C.
Pennetta F.
6-46-1
Vesnina E.
Mauresmo A.
5-76-16-2
Quarter-finals
Mauresmo A.
Kuznetsova S.
7-692-66-3
Vesnina E.
Chakvetadze A.
6-17-5
Pennetta F.
Rybarikova M.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Razzano V.
6-46-3
R16
Razzano V.
Radwanska A.
3-66-40-0
Rybarikova M.
Bartoli M.
1-67-652-0
Mauresmo A.
Bondarenko A.
6-16-1
Pennetta F.
Benesova I.
7-616-4
Vesnina E.
Stosur S.
3-66-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-45-77-62
Chakvetadze A.
Bammer S.
4-66-47-5
Wozniacki C.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-4
R32
Benesova I.
Lepchenko V.
4-66-26-1
Wickmayer Y.
Kleybanova A.
3-66-16-4
Wozniacki C.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-06-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Makarova K.
6-36-3
Razzano V.
Schnyder P.
6-33-66-3
Radwanska A.
Vinci R.
2-66-27-65
Pennetta F.
Olaru R.
6-16-2
Rybarikova M.
Schiavone F.
6-46-4
Bartoli M.
Martinez Sanchez M.
4-66-36-1
Stosur S.
Cornet A.
6-786-26-4
Vesnina E.
Dulko G.
7-666-2
Bammer S.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-56-4
Chakvetadze A.
Petrova N.
0-67-646-4
Mauresmo A.
Sugiyama A.
6-46-1
Bondarenko A.
Shaughnessy M.
4-66-37-5
Kuznetsova S.
Zheng J.
6-16-756-4