Chanelle Scheepers vs Maria Kirilenko — Guangzhou Semi-final

Guangzhou · WTA · Semi-final
RSA
Chanelle Scheepers
42 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 September 2011
hard
RUS
Maria Kirilenko
39 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLWLL
Scheepers C.
7-5 5-7 6-4
Kirilenko M.
Scheepers C.
7562
Kirilenko M.
5741

Chanelle Scheepers defeated Maria Kirilenko 7-5 5-7 6-4 in the Guangzhou semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Kirilenko came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Chanelle Scheepers narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-08-27US OpenR128hardMaria Kirilenko6-2 6-1
2011-05-23Roland GarrosR64clayMaria Kirilenko6-1 6-4
2011-02-14DubaiR64hardChanelle Scheepers6-2 6-2
2009-08-03Los AngelesR64hardMaria Kirilenko4-6 6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Scheepers C.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kirilenko M.

Kirilenko M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Scheepers C.

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
Scheepers C.Kirilenko M.
1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
53%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
51%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.7
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (160 vs 152). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Scheepers C.Kirilenko M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
24
59
Break points saved·Dominant
37
72
Break points won·Slight edge
69
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
46
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
34
66

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

Draw

Final
Scheepers C.
Rybarikova M.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Scheepers C.
Kirilenko M.
7-55-76-4
Rybarikova M.
Zheng J.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Rybarikova M.
Gajdosova J.
6-46-3
Kirilenko M.
Luzhanska T.
6-17-5
Scheepers C.
Radwanska U.
4-67-666-3
Zheng J.
Martic P.
1-66-46-3
R16
Kirilenko M.
Bremond I.
6-36-1
Gajdosova J.
Minella M.
4-66-26-3
Rybarikova M.
Rezai A.
6-46-1
Martic P.
Diyas Z.
4-66-26-4
Zheng J.
Lertcheewakarn N.
6-37-5
Scheepers C.
Hsieh S.
3-67-616-1
Radwanska U.
Chan Y.
2-66-26-2
Luzhanska T.
Zhao Y.
6-42-67-5
R32
Chan Y.
Pervak K.
4-1
Luzhanska T.
Jovanovski B.
6-34-67-64
Martic P.
Chang K.
6-46-4
Rybarikova M.
Craybas J.
6-34-66-2
Zheng J.
Brianti A.
7-636-4
Scheepers C.
Sevastova A.
7-51-66-3
Hsieh S.
Lu J.
6-06-2
Radwanska U.
Rodionova A.
7-656-4
Zhao Y.
Doi M.
6-46-3
Bremond I.
Koryttseva M.
6-16-3
Kirilenko M.
Bondarenko A.
6-46-2
Rezai A.
Zhang S.
6-27-62
Minella M.
Xu Y.
2-67-656-0
Gajdosova J.
Han X.
6-26-1
Diyas Z.
Sun S.
6-16-4
Lertcheewakarn N.
Zheng S.
7-56-0