Alexandra Dulgheru vs Ekaterina BychkovaTashkent Round of 16

Tashkent · WTA · Round of 16
37 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 September 2010
hard
41 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Dulgheru A.
4-6 6-1 7-5
Bychkova E.
Dulgheru A.
4672
Bychkova E.
6151

Alexandra Dulgheru defeated Ekaterina Bychkova 4-6 6-1 7-5 in the Tashkent round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Bychkova came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Dulgheru A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Bychkova E.

Bychkova E.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Dulgheru A.

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·Clear edge
70%
53%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
58%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
43%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.0
5.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
20
18
Break points saved·Dominant
21
48
Break points won·Slight edge
60
54
Deciding sets·Clear edge
52
30
Tiebreaks·
53

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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