Elena Baltacha vs Arantxa RusIndian 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, 5 March 2012
hard
#183WTA
1511ELO
1503Hard ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Baltacha E.
3-6 6-4 6-3
Rus A.
Baltacha E.
3662
Rus A.
6431

Elena Baltacha defeated Arantxa Rus 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Baltacha came in defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Baltacha E.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Rus A.

Rus A.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Baltacha E.

Serve advantage — Rus 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
63%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
45
15
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
51
Break points won·Dominant
56
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
60
16
Tiebreaks·
0

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
100

Rus A.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 10%

Draw