Belinda Bencic vs Mirjana Lucic — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
Belinda Bencic
SUI8
Belinda Bencic
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 January 2016
hard
CRO
Mirjana Lucic
44 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
Bencic B.
7-6 1-6 6-4
Lucic M.
Bencic B.
78162
Lucic M.
66641

Belinda Bencic defeated Mirjana Lucic 7-6 1-6 6-4 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Belinda Bencic came in defending last year's round of 32. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Belinda Bencic closed it out in three sets, 7–6 1–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-02-27AcapulcoR32hardMirjana Lucic7-5 6-4
2015-06-15BirminghamR64grassBelinda Bencic7-5 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Lucic M.

Lucic M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Serve advantage — Bencic B.

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

Bencic B.Lucic M.
57
Serve
—
55
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Bencic B.Lucic M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
6.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 87). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bencic B.Lucic M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
28
Break points saved·Dominant
95
45
Break points won·Clear edge
94
79
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
43
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
27

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

Freshness

Recent load
Bencic B.Lucic M.
Freshness·
72
—

Bencic B.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 62 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kuznetsova S.
Puig M.
6-06-2
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Halep S.[1]
7-654-66-3
Puig M.
Bencic B.[8]
6-0
Quarter-finals
Puig M.
Stosur S.
6-46-4
Bencic B.[8]
Makarova K.
6-02-66-4
Kuznetsova S.
Errani S.
7-616-0
Halep S.[1]
Pliskova K.[5]
6-47-5
R16
Makarova K.
Kerber A.[4]
W/O
Puig M.
Schmiedlova A.
6-16-0
Bencic B.[8]
Pironkova T.
6-36-3
Kuznetsova S.
Lisicki S.
6-33-66-2
Pliskova K.[5]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-0
Halep S.[1]
Garcia C.
6-42-66-1
Errani S.
Jankovic J.
7-637-68
Stosur S.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-2
R32
Puig M.
Rybarikova M.
6-23-66-4
Schmiedlova A.
Bacsinszky T.[6]
1-66-16-3
Kerber A.[4]
Svitolina E.
4-66-06-3
Makarova K.
Hradecka L.
6-26-1
Pironkova T.
Tsurenko L.
7-666-2
Errani S.
Suarez Navarro C.[7]
6-36-3
Jankovic J.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Patterson T.
6-26-0
Lisicki S.
Hercog P.
6-46-3
Pliskova K.[5]
Ivanovic A.
6-46-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Arruabarrena L.
6-17-61
Garcia C.
Mladenovic K.
7-646-4
Bencic B.[8]
Lucic M.
7-661-66-4
Stosur S.
Vinci R.
4-67-57-5