Marina Melnikova vs Elitsa Kostova — Nurnberg Qualifying Round 2

Nurnberg · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
RUS
Marina Melnikova
37 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 May 2016
clay
BUL
Elitsa Kostova
36 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWLL
Melnikova M.
6-3 6-4
Kostova E.
Melnikova M.
662
Kostova E.
34–

Marina Melnikova defeated Elitsa Kostova 6-3 6-4 in the Nurnberg qualifying round 2 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Melnikova M.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Kostova E.

Kostova E.serving40% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Melnikova M.

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
Melnikova M.Kostova E.
1st serve in·Even
68%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
57%
57%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
40%
48%
Service points won·Even
52%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
50%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.5
1.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.4
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (91 vs 83). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Melnikova M.Kostova E.
Clutch Rating·Even
0
0
Break points saved·Slight edge
4
14
Break points won·Clear edge
29
43
Deciding sets·Dominant
13
39
Tiebreaks·
—
—

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

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Krejcikova B.
Lu J.
4-67-56-2
Maria T.
Lottner A.
7-646-4
Fridman O.
Soylu I.
7-656-2
Bertens K.
Dinu C.
6-16-3
Vogt S.
Martincova T.
1-67-626-1
Melnikova M.
Kostova E.
6-36-4
Q1
Lottner A.
Pous Tio L.
4-67-57-63
Soylu I.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-26-3
Fridman O.
Jaksic J.
7-636-4
Martincova T.
Wongteanchai V.
6-26-3
Vogt S.
Maleckova J.
4-67-686-3
Krejcikova B.
Zaja A.
6-27-66
Lu J.
Eraydin B.
6-46-1
Kostova E.
Rueffer L.
6-26-2
Melnikova M.
Georges M.
6-13-66-1
Bertens K.
Perrin C.
6-16-0
Dinu C.
Piter K.
6-33-66-2
Maria T.
Schmidt L.
6-16-0