Bethanie Mattek Sands vs Danka Kovinic — Rio de Janeiro Round of 32

Rio de Janeiro · WTA · Round of 32
USA
Bethanie Mattek Sands
41 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2015
clay
Danka Kovinic
MNE
Danka Kovinic
#1096WTA
31 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Mattek Sands B.
6-4 6-3
Kovinic D.
Mattek Sands B.
662
Kovinic D.
430

Bethanie Mattek Sands defeated Danka Kovinic 6-4 6-3 in the Rio de Janeiro round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Danka Kovinic came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Mattek Sands B.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kovinic D.

Kovinic D.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mattek Sands B.

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
Mattek Sands B.Kovinic D.
1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (128 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mattek Sands B.Kovinic D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
18
33
Break points saved·Clear edge
52
28
Break points won·Clear edge
61
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
17
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
52
2

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Errani S.[1]
Schmiedlova A.[6]
7-626-1
Semi-finals
Schmiedlova A.[6]
Begu I.[2]
6-34-66-2
Errani S.[1]
Larsson J.[5]
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Errani S.[1]
Haddad Maia B.
3-67-623-0
Larsson J.[5]
Pfizenmaier D.
6-46-0
Schmiedlova A.[6]
Cepede Royg V.
6-36-1
Begu I.[2]
Glushko J.
6-16-2
R16
Haddad Maia B.
Hercog P.[7]
6-16-2
Pfizenmaier D.
Brengle M.[4]
7-50-67-5
Glushko J.
Min G.
6-36-1
Begu I.[2]
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-4
Cepede Royg V.
Vinci R.[3]
6-26-3
Errani S.[1]
Dominguez Lino L.
6-07-5
Larsson J.[5]
Ce G.
7-646-4
Schmiedlova A.[6]
Ormaechea P.
6-06-2
R32
Brengle M.[4]
Bogdan A.
6-43-3
Larsson J.[5]
Torro Flor M.
6-757-634-2
Pfizenmaier D.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-756-46-4
Ormaechea P.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-46-4
Vinci R.[3]
Hradecka L.
7-646-3
Mattek Sands B.
Kovinic D.
6-46-3
Begu I.[2]
Rogowska O.
6-16-3
Hercog P.[7]
Mestach A.
6-36-4
Ce G.
Parmentier P.
6-26-716-0
Min G.
Scheepers C.[8]
6-26-1
Haddad Maia B.
Irigoyen M.
6-16-1
Errani S.[1]
Pereira T.
6-36-3
Cepede Royg V.
Goncalves P.
6-27-5
Dominguez Lino L.
Gonzalez M.
6-26-2
Glushko J.
Mitu C.
6-756-36-4
Schmiedlova A.[6]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-0