Daria Saville vs Simona Halep — Rome Round of 32

Rome · WTA · Round of 32
AUS
Daria Saville
32 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 May 2016
clay
ROU6
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
Saville D.
6-3 4-6 6-3
Halep S.
Saville D.
6462
Halep S.
3631

Daria Saville defeated Simona Halep 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's semi-final. Daria Saville claimed a first win over Simona Halep in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Daria Saville closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-15CincinnatiR16hardSimona Halep6-1 6-2
2016-07-25MontrealR32hardSimona Halep6-2 6-3
2015-03-09Indian WellsR64hardSimona Halep2-6 6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Saville D.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Saville D.

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
Saville D.Halep S.
1st serve in·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Even
55%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
2.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Saville D.Halep S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
64
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
87
Break points won·Clear edge
87
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
70
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
51
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 55%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Keys M.
7-656-3
Semi-finals
Keys M.
Muguruza G.[3]
7-656-4
Williams S.[1]
Begu I.
6-46-1
Quarter-finals
Keys M.
Strycova B.
6-44-66-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Bacsinszky T.[11]
7-56-2
Begu I.
Doi M.
6-27-63
Williams S.[1]
Kuznetsova S.[9]
6-26-0
R16
Keys M.
Babos T.
7-626-3
Williams S.[1]
Mchale C.
7-676-1
Strycova B.
Bouchard E.
6-16-0
Muguruza G.[3]
Ostapenko J.
6-16-4
Bacsinszky T.[11]
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
5-77-56-2
Doi M.
Konta J.
4-67-56-2
Begu I.
Kasatkina D.
6-16-4
Kuznetsova S.[9]
Saville D.
6-22-66-3
R32
Konta J.
Vinci R.[7]
6-06-4
Kuznetsova S.[9]
Stosur S.
6-46-4
Babos T.
Williams V.[12]
6-757-56-4
Doi M.
Safarova L.[10]
6-37-5
Begu I.
Azarenka V.[4]
6-36-2
Saville D.
Halep S.[6]
6-34-66-3
Williams S.[1]
Friedsam A.
6-46-3
Bacsinszky T.[11]
Tsurenko L.
6-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Pereira T.
6-17-5
Kasatkina D.
Duque Marino M.
6-26-2
Bouchard E.
Kerber A.[2]
6-15-77-5
Strycova B.
Watson H.
6-46-2
Keys M.
Kvitova P.[5]
6-36-4
Muguruza G.[3]
Makarova K.
6-16-0
Ostapenko J.
Puig M.
6-16-1
Mchale C.
Ivanovic A.[13]
6-736-46-1
R64
Doi M.
Cornet A.
7-626-1
Kasatkina D.
Pliskova K.[16]
6-46-4
Ivanovic A.[13]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-4
Makarova K.
Kovinic D.
6-26-2
Saville D.
Lisicki S.
6-17-63
Konta J.
Larsson J.
6-16-2
Strycova B.
Knapp K.
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-1
Puig M.
Svitolina E.[15]
6-14-66-1
Pereira T.
Beck A.
6-47-66
Safarova L.[10]
Schiavone F.
6-36-2
Williams V.[12]
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.[9]
Garcia C.
7-56-4
Keys M.
Petkovic A.
6-46-1
Bacsinszky T.[11]
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-2
Tsurenko L.
Goerges J.
1-67-656-3
Bouchard E.
Jankovic J.
6-42-66-3
Watson H.
Errani S.[14]
6-43-66-0
Babos T.
Bertens K.
6-16-4
Duque Marino M.
Niculescu M.
6-46-1
Stosur S.
Riske Amritraj A.
4-67-656-1
Friedsam A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-47-5
Begu I.
Gasparyan M.
6-36-0
Mchale C.
Giovine C.
6-12-66-2