Danka Kovinic vs Mona Barthel — Sydney Qualifying Round 1

Sydney · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Danka Kovinic
MNE
Danka Kovinic
#1096WTA
31 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2017
hard
Mona Barthel
GER
Mona Barthel
#223WTA
1551ELO
1533Hard ELO
36 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
Kovinic D.
6-1 1-6 6-4
Barthel M.
Kovinic D.
6162
Barthel M.
1641

Danka Kovinic defeated Mona Barthel 6-1 1-6 6-4 in the Sydney qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mona Barthel came in ranked #223, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Danka Kovinic claimed a first win over Mona Barthel in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Danka Kovinic came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 1–6 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-27WimbledonR128grassMona Barthel6-2 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Kovinic D.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Barthel M.

Barthel M.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Kovinic 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
Kovinic D.Barthel M.
1st serve in·Even
56%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
4.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
6.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kovinic D.Barthel M.
Clutch Rating·Even
33
31
Break points saved·Dominant
28
59
Break points won·Slight edge
74
68
Deciding sets·Dominant
88
48
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
2
18

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kovinic D.Barthel M.
Freshness·
—
96

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Duan Y.
Rodionova A.
4-67-57-62
Mchale C.
Falconi I.
6-16-3
Bondarenko K.
Broady N.
6-16-1
Sakkari M.
Vekic D.
6-36-4
Q2
Falconi I.
Witthoeft C.
6-46-2
Mchale C.
Kucova K.
6-26-1
Bondarenko K.
Lucic M.
3-66-36-3
Rodionova A.
Kovinic D.
6-36-1
Broady N.
Perez E.
6-46-736-3
Duan Y.
Cepelova J.
W/O
Vekic D.
King V.
6-22-67-5
Sakkari M.
Pironkova T.
6-32-0
Q1
Mchale C.
Brady J.
6-16-3
Rodionova A.
Myers A.
7-53-66-2
Duan Y.
Lepchenko V.
6-16-4
King V.
Tjandramulia O.
6-26-1
Vekic D.
Stefkova B.
7-56-2
Sakkari M.
Rodina E.
6-37-64
Kucova K.
Linette M.
3-66-37-5
Witthoeft C.
Allertova D.
6-26-1
Falconi I.
Dodin O.
7-56-4
Pironkova T.
Tig P.
7-646-3
Kovinic D.
Barthel M.
6-11-66-4
Cepelova J.
Chirico L.
2-66-27-5
Bondarenko K.
Tomova V.
6-33-66-1
Lucic M.
Zheng S.
6-27-64
Perez E.
Baindl K.
6-46-4
Broady N.
Shvedova Y.
6-16-4