Karin Knapp vs Alexandra Panova — Baku Quarter-final

Baku · WTA · Quarter-final
ITA2
Karin Knapp
39 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 July 2015
hard
RUS
Alexandra Panova
37 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
Knapp K.
6-2 7-6
Panova A.
Knapp K.
6772
Panova A.
2640

Karin Knapp defeated Alexandra Panova 6-2 7-6 in the Baku quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexandra Panova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Karin Knapp claimed a first win over Alexandra Panova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Karin Knapp closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-02-13BogotaQFclayAlexandra Panova6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Knapp K.serving77% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Panova A.

Panova A.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Knapp K.

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
Knapp K.Panova A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
60%
Return points won·Even
43%
40%
Break points saved·Even
51%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (58 vs 32). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Knapp K.Panova A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
24
6
Break points saved·Slight edge
33
44
Break points won·Dominant
66
24
Deciding sets·Slight edge
34
25
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
55

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