Varvara Lepchenko vs Samantha Stosur — Brisbane Round of 32

Brisbane · WTA · Round of 32
Varvara Lepchenko
USA
Varvara Lepchenko
#172WTA
1578ELO
1559Hard ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2015
hard
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Lepchenko V.
4-6 6-4 7-5
Stosur S.
Lepchenko V.
4672
Stosur S.
6451

Varvara Lepchenko defeated Samantha Stosur 4-6 6-4 7-5 in the Brisbane round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Samantha Stosur came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Varvara Lepchenko claimed a first win over Samantha Stosur in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-08-11CincinnatiR64hardSamantha Stosur6-2 7-5
2013-07-29CarlsbadR32hardSamantha Stosur7-5 6-1
2012-08-27US OpenR32hardSamantha Stosur7-6(5) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Lepchenko V.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

Stosur S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Lepchenko V.

Even serve battle

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
Lepchenko V.Stosur S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
4.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
4.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Lepchenko V.Stosur S.
Clutch Rating·Even
48
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
85
Break points won·Even
65
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
74
45
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
39
47

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

Freshness

Recent load
Lepchenko V.Stosur S.
Freshness·
44
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Lepchenko V.: 1 day rest · 6 matches, 149 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
26°CDrizzle
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 74%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.[1]
Ivanovic A.[2]
6-746-36-3
Semi-finals
Ivanovic A.[2]
Lepchenko V.
7-626-4
Sharapova M.[1]
Svitolina E.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.
Kerber A.[3]
4-67-56-3
Ivanovic A.[2]
Kanepi K.
4-66-46-3
Lepchenko V.
Kudryavtseva A.
7-57-5
Sharapova M.[1]
Suarez Navarro C.[7]
6-16-3
R16
Kerber A.[3]
Saville D.
6-37-5
Sharapova M.[1]
Shvedova Y.
6-06-1
Kudryavtseva A.
Pliskova K.
4-66-36-3
Svitolina E.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-2
Suarez Navarro C.[7]
Lucic M.
5-76-36-4
Ivanovic A.[2]
Gajdosova J.
6-46-1
Kanepi K.
Brengle M.
6-37-63
Lepchenko V.
Keys M.
6-46-4
R32
Gajdosova J.
Zhang S.
6-46-1
Lucic M.
Mchale C.
6-36-0
Shvedova Y.
Lisicki S.
0-67-56-4
Pliskova K.
Azarenka V.
4-67-676-4
Lepchenko V.
Stosur S.
4-66-47-5
Kanepi K.
Petkovic A.[5]
6-45-76-4
Keys M.
Cibulkova D.[4]
7-56-2
Saville D.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-56-3
Kudryavtseva A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-46-2
Suarez Navarro C.[7]
Pironkova T.
3-66-26-1
Kerber A.[3]
Garcia C.
6-46-3
Svitolina E.
Rybarikova M.
6-06-2
Tomljanovic A.
Jankovic J.[6]
7-666-0
Brengle M.
Tsurenko L.
7-666-3