Elena Vesnina vs Vania King — Pattaya Round of 32

Pattaya · WTA · Round of 32
RUS5
Elena Vesnina
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 January 2014
hard
USA5
Vania King
37 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
Vesnina E.
7-6 6-7 6-1
King V.
Vesnina E.
786562
King V.
667711

Elena Vesnina defeated Vania King 7-6 6-7 6-1 in the Pattaya round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vania King came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Elena Vesnina claimed a first win over Vania King in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Elena Vesnina came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–7 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-05-17StrasbourgR32clayVania King6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Vesnina E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs King V.

King V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Vesnina E.

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
Vesnina E.King V.
1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (190 vs 72). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vesnina E.King V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
55
28
Break points saved·Clear edge
77
54
Break points won·Clear edge
69
54
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
37
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
64

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Makarova K.[4]
Pliskova K.[7]
6-37-67
Semi-finals
Makarova K.[4]
Hlavackova A.
6-30-66-4
Pliskova K.[7]
Goerges J.
6-34-66-3
Quarter-finals
Hlavackova A.
Peng S.
6-27-5
Pliskova K.[7]
Cirstea S.
1-67-636-0
Makarova K.[4]
Date Krumm K.
6-24-66-4
Goerges J.
Vesnina E.[5]
5-76-36-3
R16
Cirstea S.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-4
Hlavackova A.
Lisicki S.[1]
DEF
Peng S.
Dulgheru A.
6-36-4
Pliskova K.[7]
Kudryavtseva A.
4-66-36-4
Vesnina E.[5]
Lertpitaksinchai N.
6-36-3
Goerges J.
Kuznetsova S.
DEF
Date Krumm K.
Majeric T.
7-646-3
Makarova K.[4]
Zvonareva V.
6-06-2
R32
Hlavackova A.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-26-4
Date Krumm K.
Muguruza G.
6-727-57-66
Kudryavtseva A.
Tomljanovic A.
6-47-5
Lertpitaksinchai N.
Krunic A.
6-36-3
Goerges J.
Kumkhum L.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.
Zhang S.
6-07-63
Cirstea S.
Schmiedlova A.
6-16-3
Dulgheru A.
Putintseva Y.
6-16-766-4
Peng S.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-17-61
Makarova K.[4]
Savchuk O.[4]
3-66-26-4
Pliskova K.[7]
Mattek Sands B.[7]
6-26-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-06-0
Vesnina E.[5]
King V.[5]
7-666-756-1
Zvonareva V.
Plipuech P.
6-36-2
Majeric T.
Hsieh S.
6-27-64
Lisicki S.[1]
Vekic D.[1]
7-52-66-4