Margarita Gasparyan vs Karin Knapp — Baku Semi-final

Baku · WTA · Semi-final
RUS
Margarita Gasparyan
31 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 July 2015
hard
ITA2
Karin Knapp
39 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWWLL
Gasparyan M.
6-3 5-7 6-3
Knapp K.
Gasparyan M.
6562
Knapp K.
3731

Margarita Gasparyan defeated Karin Knapp 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the Baku semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karin Knapp came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Margarita Gasparyan claimed a first win over Karin Knapp in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-02MadridR64clayKarin Knapp4-6 6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Gasparyan M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Knapp K.

Knapp K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Gasparyan M.

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
Gasparyan M.Knapp K.
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
2.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.1
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (139 vs 58). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gasparyan M.Knapp K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
49
25
Break points saved·Clear edge
50
33
Break points won·Even
70
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
77
34
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
59
75

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Gasparyan M.
Tig P.
6-35-76-0
Semi-finals
Tig P.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[1]
6-36-2
Gasparyan M.
Knapp K.[2]
6-35-76-3
Quarter-finals
Pavlyuchenkova A.[1]
Flipkens K.
6-16-3
Knapp K.[2]
Panova A.
6-27-64
Gasparyan M.
Rodina E.
6-36-2
Tig P.
Vekic D.
6-36-2
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.[1]
Bondarenko K.
3-0
Flipkens K.
Diatchenko V.[7]
6-47-65
Vekic D.
Zhu L.
6-40-66-3
Gasparyan M.
Yang Z.
6-46-4
Panova A.
Hlavackova A.
7-646-2
Knapp K.[2]
Kontaveit A.
6-16-0
Tig P.
Savchuk O.
7-56-4
Rodina E.
Korashvili O.
6-16-1
R32
Yang Z.
Beygelzimer Y.
6-30-0
Kontaveit A.
Eguchi M.
7-56-2
Vekic D.
Schiavone F.[8]
6-46-2
Bondarenko K.
Ivakhnenko V.
6-16-2
Savchuk O.
Nara K.[4]
6-36-2
Zhu L.
Pliskova K.
3-67-56-3
Gasparyan M.
Cibulkova D.[3]
6-37-5
Hlavackova A.
Jovanovski B.[5]
7-667-5
Panova A.
Linette M.
6-46-1
Knapp K.[2]
Voegele S.
6-16-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[1]
Kulichkova E.
3-66-27-64
Diatchenko V.[7]
Abduraimova N.
6-36-4
Rodina E.
Kovinic D.[9]
6-02-0
Tig P.
Ianchuk O.
6-46-2
Flipkens K.
Buyukakcay C.
6-16-736-4
Korashvili O.
Safarova Z.
6-06-0