Laura Robson vs Roberta Vinci — Palermo Round of 16

Palermo · WTA · Round of 16
GBR
Laura Robson
32 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 July 2012
clay
ITA
Roberta Vinci
43 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Robson L.
6-3 7-5
Vinci R.
Robson L.
672
Vinci R.
35–

Laura Robson defeated Roberta Vinci 6-3 7-5 in the Palermo round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Roberta Vinci came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Laura Robson closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Robson L.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Vinci R.

Vinci R.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Robson L.

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
Robson L.Vinci R.
1st serve in·Even
57%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (91 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Robson L.Vinci R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
30
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
72
64
Break points won·Dominant
47
72
Deciding sets·Dominant
35
75
Tiebreaks·
—
63

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