Elena Baltacha vs Roberta VinciIndian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
42 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2011
hard
43 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Baltacha E.
2-6 7-5 6-2
Vinci R.
Baltacha E.
2762
Vinci R.
6521

Elena Baltacha defeated Roberta Vinci 2-6 7-5 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Roberta Vinci came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Elena Baltacha claimed a first win over Roberta Vinci in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-01-10HobartR16hardRoberta Vinci6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Baltacha E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Vinci R.

Vinci R.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Baltacha 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
1st serve in·Even
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
41%
43%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
2.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (52 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
45
56
Break points saved·Even
68
64
Break points won·Clear edge
56
72
Deciding sets·Clear edge
60
75
Tiebreaks·
63

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
17°CPartly cloudy
Wind 23 km/hHumidity 48%

Draw