Natalia Vikhlyantseva vs Daria KasatkinaSt. Petersburg Round of 16

St. Petersburg · WTA · Round of 16
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 January 2017
hard
#63WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWL
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-6 6-2
Kasatkina D.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7762
Kasatkina D.
6420

Natalia Vikhlyantseva defeated Daria Kasatkina 7-6 6-2 in the St. Petersburg round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Daria Kasatkina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Natalia Vikhlyantseva claimed a first win over Daria Kasatkina in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-10-02BeijingR64hardDaria Kasatkina7-6(5) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Vikhlyantseva N.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kasatkina D.

Kasatkina D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Vikhlyantseva N.

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

Serve & return on hard

Vikhlyantseva N.Kasatkina D.
Serve
0
Return
95

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
41%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.4
Double faults / match·Even
4.9
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
0
78
Break points saved·Dominant
28
80
Break points won·Dominant
38
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
10
93
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
36
47

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
92

Kasatkina D.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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