Samantha Stosur vs Elina Svitolina — Osaka Semi-final

Osaka · WTA · Semi-final
AUS1
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 October 2014
hard
Elina Svitolina
UKR3
Elina Svitolina
#10WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Stosur S.
7-6 6-2
Svitolina E.
Stosur S.
7862
Svitolina E.
6620

Samantha Stosur defeated Elina Svitolina 7-6 6-2 in the Osaka semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Samantha Stosur came in defending the title.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Stosur S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

Svitolina E.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

Serve advantage — Svitolina E.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Stosur S.Svitolina E.
—
Serve
48
—
Return
57

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Stosur S.Svitolina E.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stosur S.Svitolina E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
45
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
93
Break points won·Dominant
61
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
45
99
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Stosur S.Svitolina E.
Freshness·
—
98

Svitolina E.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Stosur S.[1]
Diyas Z.[5]
7-676-3
Semi-finals
Stosur S.[1]
Svitolina E.[3]
7-666-2
Diyas Z.[5]
Kumkhum L.
6-27-5
Quarter-finals
Kumkhum L.
Keys M.[2]
6-24-3
Stosur S.[1]
Putintseva Y.
6-46-1
Svitolina E.[3]
Davis L.[8]
6-26-4
Diyas Z.[5]
Konjuh A.
6-746-46-2
R16
Stosur S.[1]
Gajdosova J.
7-641-0
Davis L.[8]
Aoyama S.
6-16-1
Putintseva Y.
Watson H.[6]
6-47-5
Svitolina E.[3]
Osaka N.
3-66-36-4
Kumkhum L.
Hozumi E.
2-66-46-4
Keys M.[2]
Doi M.
6-06-4
Diyas Z.[5]
Arruabarrena L.
6-06-1
Konjuh A.
Vandeweghe C.[4]
6-23-66-3
R32
Svitolina E.[3]
Rogers S.
7-624-66-1
Arruabarrena L.
Maria T.
6-26-1
Kumkhum L.
Mchale C.[7]
4-66-16-3
Hozumi E.
Mattek Sands B.
7-643-66-1
Keys M.[2]
Vickery S.
6-36-3
Osaka N.
Sema E.
6-14-66-0
Watson H.[6]
Jaksic J.
3-66-46-2
Stosur S.[1]
Eguchi M.
6-47-5
Aoyama S.
Voracova R.
6-16-3
Konjuh A.
Zheng J.
4-67-56-2
Davis L.[8]
Kuwata H.
1-66-47-63
Diyas Z.[5]
Chan Y.
7-636-1
Putintseva Y.
Ozaki R.
7-636-3
Gajdosova J.
Imanishi M.
6-46-0
Doi M.
Bogdan A.
6-746-26-2
Vandeweghe C.[4]
Mladenovic K.
6-26-3