Kaia Kanepi vs Irina Falconi — Brussels Round of 32

Brussels · WTA · Round of 32
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Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 May 2012
clay
USA
Irina Falconi
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kanepi K.
6-3 6-2
Falconi I.
Kanepi K.
662
Falconi I.
32–

Kaia Kanepi defeated Irina Falconi 6-3 6-2 in the Brussels round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Irina Falconi came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Kaia Kanepi claimed a first win over Irina Falconi in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-01-19Australian OpenR128hardIrina Falconi2-6 6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Kanepi K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Falconi I.

Falconi I.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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.Falconi I.
1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
1.2
Double faults / match·Even
4.0
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 141). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kanepi K.Falconi I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
10
Break points saved·Dominant
69
23
Break points won·Slight edge
70
64
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
32
Tiebreaks·
15
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Radwanska A.
Halep S.
7-56-0
Semi-finals
Radwanska A.
Kanepi K.
7-686-3
Halep S.
Arvidsson S.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Halep S.
Cibulkova D.
0-66-46-3
Arvidsson S.
Radwanska U.
7-56-4
Kanepi K.
Pironkova T.
6-36-1
Radwanska A.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-1
R16
Cibulkova D.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-4
Radwanska U.
Bartoli M.
6-46-2
Arvidsson S.
Rus A.
6-23-1
Halep S.
Niculescu M.
6-16-1
Kanepi K.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-2
Pironkova T.
Petrova N.
6-36-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Scheepers C.
4-66-46-2
Radwanska A.
Tsurenko L.
6-16-0
R32
Pironkova T.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-4
Tsurenko L.
Arn G.
6-16-4
Niculescu M.
Mirza S.
6-17-5
Halep S.
Jankovic J.
6-23-67-63
Jovanovski B.
Hendler T.
7-57-5
Van Uytvanck A.
Pervak K.
6-35-76-4
Scheepers C.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-56-2
Petrova N.
Bondarenko K.
6-46-4
Kanepi K.
Falconi I.
6-36-2
Radwanska U.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-2
Rus A.
Zheng J.
7-53-66-4
Arvidsson S.
Peng S.
7-56-3
Cibulkova D.
Mchale C.
7-616-1
Wickmayer Y.
Chakvetadze A.
3-66-46-1