Mirjana Lucic vs Mona BarthelAuckland Round of 32

Auckland · WTA · Round of 32
44 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2017
hard
#223WTA
1551ELO
1533Hard ELO
36 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Lucic M.
6-3 3-6 6-3
Barthel M.
Lucic M.
6362
Barthel M.
3631

Mirjana Lucic defeated Mona Barthel 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mona Barthel came in defending last year's round of 32. Mirjana Lucic extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Mirjana Lucic closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-04-03CharlestonR32clayMirjana Lucic6-3 6-2
2015-10-19LuxembourgQFhardMona Barthel6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Lucic M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Barthel M.

Barthel M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Lucic 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
1st serve in·Even
57%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
43%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
4.4
Double faults / match·Even
6.5
6.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (42 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
28
31
Break points saved·Clear edge
45
59
Break points won·Slight edge
79
68
Deciding sets·Slight edge
43
48
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
27
18

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
95

Barthel M.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
22°CDrizzle
Wind 26 km/hHumidity 74%