Vania King vs Barbora Strycova — Shenzhen Quarter-final

Shenzhen · WTA · Quarter-final
USA
Vania King
37 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 December 2013
hard
CZE
Barbora Strycova
40 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLW
King V.
6-2 6-4
Strycova B.
King V.
662
Strycova B.
240

Vania King defeated Barbora Strycova 6-2 6-4 in the Shenzhen quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Barbora Strycova came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Vania King claimed a first win over Barbora Strycova in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-01-18Australian OpenR64hardBarbora Strycova7-6 6-4
2014-03-03Indian WellsR128hardBarbora Strycova6-0 3-6 6-2
2013-10-07OsakaR16hardBarbora Strycova2-6 6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
King V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Strycova B.

Strycova B.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs King V.

Serve advantage — Strycova B.

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
King V.Strycova B.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
2.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (93 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
King V.Strycova B.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
28
49
Break points saved·Clear edge
54
66
Break points won·Clear edge
54
72
Deciding sets·Dominant
37
69
Tiebreaks·Dominant
64
39

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
Li N.[1]
Peng S.[5]
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Li N.[1]
Beck A.
6-16-3
Peng S.[5]
King V.
DEF
Quarter-finals
Li N.[1]
Niculescu M.
7-54-66-4
Beck A.
Mayr Achleitner P.
3-66-36-1
Peng S.[5]
Cepelova J.
6-36-2
King V.
Strycova B.
6-26-4
R16
Li N.[1]
Kichenok N.
6-16-4
Niculescu M.
Chan Y.
2-66-36-0
Mayr Achleitner P.
Koukalova K.[3]
7-626-4
Peng S.[5]
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-3
King V.
Errani S.
2-67-676-3
Cepelova J.
Friedsam A.
6-46-1
Strycova B.
Zheng J.[7]
6-07-66
Beck A.
Golubic V.
6-35-76-3
R32
Niculescu M.
Schmiedlova A.
4-66-26-3
Koukalova K.[3]
Vekic D.[3]
6-37-5
Golubic V.
Wozniak A.
4-66-06-2
Beck A.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-4
Peng S.[5]
Liu F.[5]
6-16-3
Strycova B.
Govortsova O.
7-56-3
King V.
Martic P.
7-54-66-3
Errani S.
Zheng S.
6-03-67-63
Li N.[1]
Zvonareva V.[1]
7-56-3
Soler Espinosa S.
Tsurenko L.
6-47-64
Kichenok N.
Babos T.
6-02-0
Zheng J.[7]
Peer S.[7]
6-06-3
Mayr Achleitner P.
Ozaki R.
6-26-1
Friedsam A.
Jovanovski B.
6-17-5
Cepelova J.
Kichenok L.
4-66-36-1
Chan Y.
Zhang S.
3-66-46-2