Ekaterina Bychkova vs Vera DushevinaPattaya Round of 16

Pattaya · WTA · Round of 16
41 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 8 February 2010
hard
39 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bychkova E.
6-4 6-1
Dushevina V.
Bychkova E.
662
Dushevina V.
41

Ekaterina Bychkova defeated Vera Dushevina 6-4 6-1 in the Pattaya round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vera Dushevina came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's quarter-final, but Ekaterina Bychkova had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Ekaterina Bychkova claimed a first win over Vera Dushevina in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-08-27US OpenR64hardVera Dushevina6-4 6-3
2006-04-03Amelia IslandR64clayVera Dushevina6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Bychkova E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Dushevina V.

Dushevina V.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Bychkova E.

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·Slight edge
54%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
51%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.7
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (27 vs 111). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
18
27
Break points saved·Even
48
48
Break points won·Clear edge
54
70
Deciding sets·Even
30
29
Tiebreaks·
61

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