Roberta Vinci vs Karin Knapp — Palermo Round of 32

Palermo · WTA · Round of 32
ITA
Roberta Vinci
43 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 July 2012
clay
ITA
Karin Knapp
39 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Vinci R.
6-2 6-2
Knapp K.
Vinci R.
662
Knapp K.
22–

Roberta Vinci defeated Karin Knapp 6-2 6-2 in the Palermo round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karin Knapp came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 32. Roberta Vinci narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-10TorontoR64hardRoberta Vinci6-0 6-0
2015-05-18NurembergFclayKarin Knapp7-6(5) 4-6 6-1
2015-04-27MarrakechR16clayKarin Knapp6-7(3) 6-2 6-2
2013-08-26US OpenR32hardRoberta Vinci6-4 6-3
2012-05-14RomeR64clayKarin Knapp6-4 2-6 6-2
2007-07-16PalermoR32clayKarin Knapp2-6 6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Vinci R.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Knapp K.

Knapp K.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Vinci R.

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
Vinci R.Knapp K.
1st serve in·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 150). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vinci R.Knapp K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
56
24
Break points saved·Dominant
64
33
Break points won·Slight edge
72
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
75
34
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
63
75

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
34°CClear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Errani S.
Strycova B.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Errani S.
Begu I.
6-46-1
Strycova B.
Robson L.
2-67-56-2
Quarter-finals
Errani S.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-26-2
Begu I.
Cabeza Candela E.
5-76-46-4
Strycova B.
Goerges J.
7-646-746-1
Robson L.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-42-66-3
R16
Goerges J.
Marosi K.
W/O
Suarez Navarro C.
Tatishvili A.
6-13-2
Robson L.
Vinci R.
6-37-5
Errani S.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-36-2
Cadantu Ignatik A.
Cornet A.
6-35-76-2
Begu I.
Dominguez Lino L.
3-66-16-4
Strycova B.
Cohen J.
3-66-37-5
Cabeza Candela E.
Camerin M.
7-637-5
R32
Cabeza Candela E.
Grymalska A.
6-23-66-1
Cadantu Ignatik A.
Bertens K.
6-36-2
Cornet A.
Duque Marino M.
6-36-2
Camerin M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-3
Dominguez Lino L.
Putintseva Y.
6-26-4
Begu I.
Hercog P.
6-17-68
Strycova B.
Soler Espinosa S.
7-57-63
Cohen J.
Dushevina V.
6-44-67-5
Marosi K.
Savinykh V.
6-46-3
Goerges J.
Amanmuradova A.
6-47-68
Suarez Navarro C.
Jones S.
6-46-1
Tatishvili A.
Evtimova D.
6-26-2
Robson L.
Ivakhnenko V.
6-16-0
Errani S.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-16-1
Mayr Achleitner P.
Burnett N.
6-36-4
Vinci R.
Knapp K.
6-26-2