Irina Falconi vs Carina Witthoeft — Sydney Qualifying Round 2

Sydney · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
USA
Irina Falconi
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2017
hard
GER
Carina Witthoeft
31 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Falconi I.
6-4 6-2
Witthoeft C.
Falconi I.
662
Witthoeft C.
42–

Irina Falconi defeated Carina Witthoeft 6-4 6-2 in the Sydney qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Carina Witthoeft came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Irina Falconi claimed a first win over Carina Witthoeft in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-02-20BudapestR16clayCarina Witthoeft7-6(3) 6-3
2016-03-07Indian WellsR128hardCarina Witthoeft0-6 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Falconi I.serving50% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Witthoeft C.

Witthoeft C.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Falconi I.

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
Falconi I.Witthoeft C.
1st serve in·Even
62%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.2
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (47 vs 84). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Falconi I.Witthoeft C.
Clutch Rating·Even
10
14
Break points saved·Clear edge
23
41
Break points won·Dominant
64
35
Deciding sets·Slight edge
32
41
Tiebreaks·
—
48

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

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