Roberta Vinci vs Ana Ivanovic — St. Petersburg Semi-final

St. Petersburg · WTA · Semi-final
ITA2
Roberta Vinci
43 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2016
hard
SRB4
Ana Ivanovic
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Vinci R.
7-5 6-4
Ivanovic A.
Vinci R.
762
Ivanovic A.
540

Roberta Vinci defeated Ana Ivanovic 7-5 6-4 in the St. Petersburg semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ana Ivanovic came in leading the head-to-head 5–3. Roberta Vinci narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.

Key context

Head to head

3–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-07-29CarlsbadQFhardAna Ivanovic6-1 6-7(1) 6-2
2012-08-06MontrealR32hardRoberta Vinci6-0 6-0
2011-10-31Tournament of ChampionsQFhardAna Ivanovic6-3 6-3
2011-08-08TorontoR16hardRoberta Vinci7-6(3) 6-2
2011-02-07PattayaQFhardRoberta Vinci7-5 6-3
2010-10-11LinzSFhardAna Ivanovic6-3 7-5
2009-01-05BrisbaneR16hardAna Ivanovic6-7(4) 7-5 6-1
2006-02-13AntwerpR32hardAna Ivanovic6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Vinci R.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

Ivanovic A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Vinci R.

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
Vinci R.Ivanovic A.
1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
42%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Even
2.2
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (98 vs 30). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vinci R.Ivanovic A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
56
62
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
84
Break points won·Clear edge
72
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
75
50
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
63
74

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
Vinci R.[2]
Bencic B.[1]
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Vinci R.[2]
Ivanovic A.[4]
7-56-4
Bencic B.[1]
Kasatkina D.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Vinci R.[2]
Babos T.
7-634-67-64
Ivanovic A.[4]
Baindl K.
6-17-5
Kasatkina D.
Cibulkova D.
4-67-56-3
Bencic B.[1]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[5]
6-746-46-2
R16
Vinci R.[2]
Wickmayer Y.
6-27-62
Babos T.
Niculescu M.[9]
4-66-16-3
Ivanovic A.[4]
Gasparyan M.
7-56-2
Kasatkina D.
Siegemund L.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Wozniacki C.[3]
6-47-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.[5]
Witthoeft C.
6-17-5
Bencic B.[1]
Beck A.
7-636-3
Baindl K.
Vesnina E.
2-66-36-2
R32
Babos T.
Siniakova K.
7-607-5
Niculescu M.[9]
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-06-3
Gasparyan M.
Jovanovski B.
6-16-2
Vesnina E.
Tig P.
3-66-36-1
Siegemund L.
Mladenovic K.[7]
1-67-56-1
Kasatkina D.
Flipkens K.
6-45-76-4
Cibulkova D.
Rodina E.
6-36-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.[5]
Koukalova K.
6-44-66-4
Witthoeft C.
Paszek T.
6-36-3
Beck A.
Hradecka L.
4-66-47-5
Wickmayer Y.
Ostapenko J.
6-46-3
Baindl K.
Strycova B.
6-36-4