Anastasija Sevastova vs Simona Halep — Luxembourg Round of 16

Luxembourg · WTA · Round of 16
Anastasija Sevastova
LAT
Anastasija Sevastova
#293WTA
1719ELO
1664Hard ELO
36 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 October 2011
hard
ROU
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sevastova A.
6-2 6-2
Halep S.
Sevastova A.
662
Halep S.
22–

Anastasija Sevastova defeated Simona Halep 6-2 6-2 in the Luxembourg round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 6–1. Anastasija Sevastova narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-02-12DohaR16hardSimona Halep6-4 6-3
2017-08-14CincinnatiR16hardSimona Halep6-4 6-3
2017-05-08MadridSFclaySimona Halep6-2 6-3
2017-04-24StuttgartQFclaySimona Halep6-3 6-1
2016-07-11BucharestFclaySimona Halep6-0 6-0
2011-06-06CopenhagenR32hardSimona Halep6-7(5) 7-6(4) 6-0
2010-07-19Bad GasteinR16clayAnastasija Sevastova5-7 6-1 5-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Sevastova A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Sevastova A.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

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
Sevastova A.Halep S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sevastova A.Halep S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
66
89
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
87
Break points won·Slight edge
89
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
74
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
64
82

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
Azarenka V.
Niculescu M.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.
Goerges J.
6-36-3
Niculescu M.
Keothavong A.
7-54-66-3
Quarter-finals
Goerges J.
Sevastova A.
5-2
Niculescu M.
Hradecka L.
6-46-4
Azarenka V.
Benesova I.
6-36-2
Keothavong A.
Schoofs B.
6-36-2
R16
Benesova I.
Kirilenko M.
W/O
Azarenka V.
Brianti A.
6-06-1
Niculescu M.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-653-66-1
Schoofs B.
Marino R.
1-66-17-5
Goerges J.
Paszek T.
6-46-2
Sevastova A.
Halep S.
6-26-2
Keothavong A.
Ivanovic A.
6-36-2
Hradecka L.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-36-4
R32
Paszek T.
Makarova K.
6-26-2
Benesova I.
Parmentier P.
3-66-36-2
Sevastova A.
Pennetta F.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Strycova B.
6-26-4
Halep S.
Date Krumm K.
6-47-5
Brianti A.
Tatishvili A.
6-31-66-3
Kirilenko M.
Suarez Navarro C.
7-653-63-0
Schoofs B.
Kerber A.
2-66-26-1
Marino R.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
1-66-36-3
Keothavong A.
Minella M.
6-31-66-3
Ivanovic A.
Razzano V.
7-626-4
Niculescu M.
Knapp K.
6-727-57-63
Medina Garrigues A.
Kremer A.
6-06-0
Goerges J.
Baltacha E.
7-56-1
Hradecka L.
Hantuchova D.
6-737-56-1
Cadantu Ignatik A.
Yakimova A.
6-16-4