Kurumi Nara vs Kristina Mladenovic — Washington Quarter-final

Washington · WTA · Quarter-final
JPN
Kurumi Nara
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2014
hard
Kristina Mladenovic
FRA
Kristina Mladenovic
#835WTA
1422ELO
1408Hard ELO
33 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
Nara K.
6-3 6-1
Mladenovic K.
Nara K.
662
Mladenovic K.
310

Kurumi Nara defeated Kristina Mladenovic 6-3 6-1 in the Washington quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kristina Mladenovic came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Kurumi Nara claimed a first win over Kristina Mladenovic in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-06-07NottinghamR32grassKristina Mladenovic6-2 5-7 6-2
2015-06-08's HertogenboschR16grassKristina Mladenovic6-7(4) 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Nara K.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Mladenovic K.

Mladenovic K.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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.Mladenovic K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
69%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
39%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
49%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.6
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
6.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nara K.Mladenovic K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
5
27
Break points saved·Clear edge
14
26
Break points won·Even
73
69
Deciding sets·Dominant
9
48
Tiebreaks·Even
65
65

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