Olga Puchkova vs Mandy Minella — Baku Quarter-final

Baku · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Olga Puchkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 July 2012
hard
LUX
Mandy Minella
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWWLW
Puchkova O.
2-6 6-1 6-2
Minella M.
Puchkova O.
2662
Minella M.
6121

Olga Puchkova defeated Mandy Minella 2-6 6-1 6-2 in the Baku quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mandy Minella came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Olga Puchkova claimed a first win over Mandy Minella in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-09-09TashkentR32hardMandy Minella6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Puchkova O.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Minella M.

Minella M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Puchkova O.

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
Puchkova O.Minella M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
61%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
38%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
50%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
45%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.8
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (33 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Puchkova O.Minella M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
29
3
Break points saved·Dominant
34
6
Break points won·Clear edge
60
72
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
29
Tiebreaks·
—
35

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Jovanovski B.
Cohen J.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Jovanovski B.
Panova A.
6-26-2
Cohen J.
Puchkova O.
3-66-06-3
Quarter-finals
Puchkova O.
Minella M.
2-66-16-2
Jovanovski B.
Krunic A.
5-77-636-3
Panova A.
Bratchikova N.
2-67-656-4
Cohen J.
Rybarikova M.
3-66-36-4
R16
Bratchikova N.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-00-0
Puchkova O.
Brianti A.
3-67-626-1
Minella M.
Domachowska M.
6-47-5
Rybarikova M.
Tanasugarn T.
6-16-0
Krunic A.
Pous Tio L.
7-656-3
Jovanovski B.
Solovieva V.
6-26-3
Panova A.
Zaniewska S.
4-67-666-3
Cohen J.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-16-4
R32
Pous Tio L.
Lertcheewakarn N.
6-12-0
Cohen J.
Pervak K.
6-43-63-2
Panova A.
Jones S.
7-57-67
Krunic A.
Hlavackova A.
6-16-7116-4
Bratchikova N.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-26-4
Cabeza Candela E.
Gorgodze E.
6-16-1
Zaniewska S.
Svitolina E.
6-17-64
Solovieva V.
Savchuk O.
1-66-37-61
Kudryavtseva A.
Farhad K.
6-16-0
Tanasugarn T.
Flink V.
3-66-36-2
Rybarikova M.
Birnerova E.
6-16-1
Minella M.
Wang Q.
6-25-76-3
Domachowska M.
Garcia C.
1-67-56-0
Brianti A.
Diyas Z.
6-36-1
Puchkova O.
Amanmuradova A.
6-37-612
Jovanovski B.
Tsurenko L.
6-32-66-3