Kaia Kanepi vs Roberta Vinci — Estoril Semi-final

Estoril · WTA · Semi-final
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 April 2012
clay
ITA
Roberta Vinci
43 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWWLW
Kanepi K.
6-2 7-5
Vinci R.
Kanepi K.
672
Vinci R.
25–

Kaia Kanepi defeated Roberta Vinci 6-2 7-5 in the Estoril semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Roberta Vinci came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Kaia Kanepi claimed a first win over Roberta Vinci in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kaia Kanepi closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-06-17's HertogenboschR32grassRoberta Vinci6-3 6-3
2008-05-12RomeR64clayRoberta Vinci6-4 4-6 6-0
2006-07-17PalermoR32clayRoberta Vinci7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kanepi K.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Vinci R.

Vinci R.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

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
Kanepi K.Vinci R.
1st serve in·Even
57%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.6
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kanepi K.Vinci R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
39
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
69
64
Break points won·Even
70
72
Deciding sets·Clear edge
57
75
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
63

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

Draw

Final
Kanepi K.
Suarez Navarro C.
3-67-666-4
Semi-finals
Suarez Navarro C.
Knapp K.
6-46-0
Kanepi K.
Vinci R.
6-27-5
Quarter-finals
Knapp K.
Voskoboeva G.
7-642-66-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-3
Kanepi K.
Cetkovska P.
6-33-66-3
Vinci R.
Petrova N.
6-21-66-4
R16
Suarez Navarro C.
Hercog P.
6-43-0
Petrova N.
Gajdosova J.
7-620-0
Vinci R.
Koehler M.
6-26-0
Cetkovska P.
Watson H.
6-36-1
Soler Espinosa S.
Medina Garrigues A.
3-66-37-5
Kanepi K.
King V.
6-36-4
Knapp K.
Kirilenko M.
1-66-17-5
Voskoboeva G.
Zheng J.
6-46-1
R32
Vinci R.
Bratchikova N.
6-11-66-4
Voskoboeva G.
Yakimova A.
6-16-4
Zheng J.
Makarova K.
6-36-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Barrois K.
6-46-1
Soler Espinosa S.
Cirstea S.
6-46-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Govortsova O.
6-46-4
Hercog P.
Paszek T.
6-06-3
Kanepi K.
Stephens S.
6-16-0
King V.
Larsson J.
6-766-36-0
Watson H.
Hradecka L.
6-46-4
Cetkovska P.
Panova A.
6-26-1
Petrova N.
Luz B.
6-06-1
Gajdosova J.
Torro Flor M.
6-36-1
Koehler M.
Morita A.
6-17-5
Knapp K.
Daniilidou E.
7-56-2
Kirilenko M.
Baltacha E.
7-666-1