Vera Zvonareva vs Ana IvanovicSan Diego Semi-final

San Diego · WTA · Semi-final
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 August 2011
hard
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Zvonareva V.
5-7 6-4 6-4
Ivanovic A.
Zvonareva V.
5662
Ivanovic A.
7441

Vera Zvonareva defeated Ana Ivanovic 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the San Diego semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ana Ivanovic came in leading the head-to-head 5–4, defending last year's round of 32. Vera Zvonareva narrowed the head-to-head to 5–5.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-10-03BeijingR16hardAna Ivanovic6-2 6-1
2009-03-09Indian WellsFhardVera Zvonareva7-6(5) 6-2
2008-11-03WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetVera Zvonareva6-3 6-7(5) 6-4
2008-10-20LinzFhardAna Ivanovic6-2 6-1
2008-03-10Indian WellsQFhardAna Ivanovic6-1 6-4
2007-09-24LuxembourgSFhardAna Ivanovic6-4 6-2
2007-04-09CharlestonR16clayVera Zvonareva6-3 6-3
2007-01-15Australian OpenR32hardVera Zvonareva6-1 6-2
2005-04-25WarsawR16clayAna Ivanovic6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Zvonareva V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

Ivanovic A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

Serve advantage — Ivanovic A.

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
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.5
3.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
76
62
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
84
Break points won·Slight edge
94
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
50
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
52
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Semi-finals
Radwanska A.
Petkovic A.
4-66-06-4
Zvonareva V.
Ivanovic A.
5-76-46-4