Kurumi Nara vs Daniela Hantuchova — Kuala Lumpur Round of 32

Kuala Lumpur · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Kurumi Nara
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 February 2016
hard
SVK
Daniela Hantuchova
43 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLLW
Nara K.
6-4 6-7 7-6
Hantuchova D.
Nara K.
6647122
Hantuchova D.
4776101

Kurumi Nara defeated Daniela Hantuchova 6-4 6-7 7-6 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Daniela Hantuchova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kurumi Nara claimed a first win over Daniela Hantuchova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-02-07PattayaR32hardDaniela Hantuchova6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Nara K.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Hantuchova D.

Hantuchova D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Nara K.

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
Nara K.Hantuchova D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
49%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (185 vs 40). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nara K.Hantuchova D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
5
57
Break points saved·Dominant
14
68
Break points won·Slight edge
73
67
Deciding sets·Dominant
9
82
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
65
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[2]
Bouchard E.[6]
6-756-47-5
Semi-finals
Svitolina E.[2]
Zhu L.
6-36-3
Bouchard E.[6]
Broady N.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.[2]
Kucova K.
1-66-16-1
Zhu L.
Wang Q.
6-36-4
Broady N.
Lisicki S.[3]
7-641-67-5
Bouchard E.[6]
Buyukakcay C.
6-16-4
R16
Svitolina E.[2]
Ozaki R.
6-13-66-0
Kucova K.
Hsieh S.[7]
6-13-66-3
Zhu L.
Diyas Z.
7-56-2
Wang Q.
Duan Y.
6-46-4
Lisicki S.[3]
Krejcikova B.
7-56-3
Bouchard E.[6]
Nara K.
6-16-2
Buyukakcay C.
Chang K.
7-56-3
Broady N.
Yang Z.
6-46-3
R32
Krejcikova B.
Wang Y.
6-41-66-2
Diyas Z.
Beck A.[4]
7-56-3
Zhu L.
Panova A.
6-46-4
Wang Q.
Kumkhum L.
6-26-1
Duan Y.
Hibino N.[5]
6-46-2
Broady N.
Koukalova K.
6-33-66-3
Lisicki S.[3]
Linette M.
6-47-65
Bouchard E.[6]
Zhang L.
6-36-1
Nara K.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-747-610
Buyukakcay C.
Siegemund L.
7-56-1
Chang K.
Vinci R.[1]
5-76-26-1
Yang Z.
Zheng S.[8]
4-66-36-2
Svitolina E.[2]
Kato M.
6-16-1
Ozaki R.
Kulichkova E.
6-06-2
Kucova K.
Voegele S.
7-646-4
Hsieh S.[7]
Cepelova J.
6-46-4