Francesca Schiavone vs Nuria Llagostera VivesMoscow Round of 32

Moscow · WTA · Round of 32
46 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 October 2009
hard
46 yrs · 156 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Schiavone F.
6-7 6-4 6-3
Llagostera Vives N.
Schiavone F.
62662
Llagostera Vives N.
77431

Francesca Schiavone defeated Nuria Llagostera Vives 6-7 6-4 6-3 in the Moscow round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Francesca Schiavone came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Francesca Schiavone extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-08-25US OpenR128hardFrancesca Schiavone7-5 7-5
2006-01-02Gold CoastR16hardNuria Llagostera Vives6-3 6-1
2004-09-27HasseltR16hardFrancesca Schiavone6-1 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Schiavone F.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Llagostera Vives N.

Llagostera Vives N.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Schiavone F.

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·Even
55%
52%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
40%
Service points won·Even
56%
52%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.9
5.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
40
36
Break points saved·Even
61
65
Break points won·Slight edge
72
61
Deciding sets·Clear edge
55
42
Tiebreaks·
36

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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