Kurumi Nara vs Marina Erakovic — Washington Semi-final

Washington · WTA · Semi-final
JPN
Kurumi Nara
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2014
hard
NZL
Marina Erakovic
38 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Nara K.
0-6 6-4 6-4
Erakovic M.
Nara K.
0662
Erakovic M.
6441

Kurumi Nara defeated Marina Erakovic 0-6 6-4 6-4 in the Washington semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marina Erakovic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kurumi Nara claimed a first win over Marina Erakovic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-30BolR32clayMarina Erakovic3-3 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Nara K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Erakovic M.

Erakovic M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Nara K.

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
Nara K.Erakovic M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
69%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
58%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 119). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nara K.Erakovic M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
5
18
Break points saved·Dominant
14
49
Break points won·Dominant
73
42
Deciding sets·Dominant
9
35
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
65
53

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
Weather
27°CMainly clear
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 47%

Draw

Final
Kuznetsova S.[6]
Nara K.
6-34-66-4
Semi-finals
Nara K.
Erakovic M.
0-66-46-4
Kuznetsova S.[6]
Makarova K.[2]
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Kuznetsova S.[6]
King V.
RET
Nara K.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-1
Erakovic M.
Jovanovski B.
6-46-4
Makarova K.[2]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[5]
7-636-3
R16
Nara K.
Diyas Z.
3-66-24-0
Mladenovic K.
Townsend T.
6-36-4
Erakovic M.
Rogers S.
6-26-2
Jovanovski B.
Cirstea S.[8]
4-67-56-3
Kuznetsova S.[6]
Flipkens K.
6-47-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.[5]
Kuwata H.
6-36-3
King V.
Mchale C.
6-16-3
Makarova K.[2]
Davis L.
6-26-4
R32
Mladenovic K.
Safarova L.[1]
2-66-36-3
Nara K.
Keys M.[7]
7-56-3
Kuwata H.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-07-5
Davis L.
Peng S.
1-66-46-2
Diyas Z.
Black T.
6-46-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.[5]
Razzano V.
6-26-2
Townsend T.
Goerges J.
3-66-26-3
Rogers S.
Cornet A.[3]
7-54-66-4
Erakovic M.
Pliskova K.
4-66-26-4
Jovanovski B.
Rogowska O.
6-757-57-5
Cirstea S.[8]
Bertens K.
6-44-66-3
Kuznetsova S.[6]
Hercog P.
6-36-2
Flipkens K.
Watson H.
6-31-67-63
King V.
Abanda F.
6-26-0
Mchale C.
Stephens S.[4]
6-44-66-0
Makarova K.[2]
Rybarikova M.
6-16-1