Kristina Mladenovic vs Bethanie Mattek SandsHong Kong Quarter-final

Hong Kong · WTA · Quarter-final
#841WTA
1422ELO
1408Hard ELO
33 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 October 2016
hard
41 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mladenovic K.
3-6 6-3 7-6
Mattek Sands B.
Mladenovic K.
36772
Mattek Sands B.
63631

Kristina Mladenovic defeated Bethanie Mattek Sands 3-6 6-3 7-6 in the Hong Kong quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Bethanie Mattek Sands came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Kristina Mladenovic had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 7 on hard. Kristina Mladenovic claimed a first win over Bethanie Mattek Sands in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-01-19Australian OpenR64hardBethanie Mattek Sands7-6(3) 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Mladenovic K.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mattek Sands B.

Mattek Sands B.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mladenovic 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
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
39%
46%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
2.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.6
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 107). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
27
18
Break points saved·Dominant
26
52
Break points won·Slight edge
69
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
17
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
65
52

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