Elena Vesnina vs Christina Mchale — Doha Round of 32

Doha · WTA · Round of 32
RUS6
Elena Vesnina
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2017
hard
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Vesnina E.
5-7 6-3 7-6
Mchale C.
Vesnina E.
56792
Mchale C.
73671

Elena Vesnina defeated Christina Mchale 5-7 6-3 7-6 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Vesnina came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Elena Vesnina extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR128clayElena Vesnina7-6(0) 4-6 6-3
2012-06-11BirminghamR32grassElena Vesnina6-1 1-6 7-5
2012-03-05Indian WellsR64hardChristina Mchale6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Vesnina E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Vesnina E.

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
Vesnina E.Mchale C.
1st serve in·Even
62%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
1.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.7
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (76 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vesnina E.Mchale C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
55
0
Break points saved·Dominant
77
28
Break points won·Even
69
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
8
Tiebreaks·Even
29
29

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 39 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw

Final
Pliskova K.[2]
Wozniacki C.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Pliskova K.[2]
Cibulkova D.[3]
6-44-66-3
Wozniacki C.
Puig M.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[2]
Zhang S.
6-26-0
Cibulkova D.[3]
Stosur S.
7-56-4
Wozniacki C.
Davis L.
7-56-1
Puig M.
Kasatkina D.
4-67-56-4
R16
Pliskova K.[2]
Garcia C.
7-56-4
Zhang S.
Muguruza G.[5]
7-633-67-5
Cibulkova D.[3]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-52-66-2
Stosur S.
Strycova B.[8]
6-33-66-4
Davis L.
Vesnina E.[6]
7-56-2
Wozniacki C.
Radwanska A.[4]
7-56-3
Kasatkina D.
Kerber A.[1]
6-40-66-4
Puig M.
Putintseva Y.
6-24-62-1
R32
Putintseva Y.
Bacsinszky T.[7]
6-10-0
Davis L.
Vinci R.
6-26-3
Wozniacki C.
Bertens K.
6-26-3
Puig M.
Siegemund L.
6-06-1
Kasatkina D.
Begu I.
3-66-17-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Jankovic J.
6-16-4
Stosur S.
Sevastova A.
7-56-4
Garcia C.
Brengle M.
6-24-66-3
Zhang S.
Babos T.
7-636-3
Muguruza G.[5]
Buyukakcay C.
6-36-2
Strycova B.[8]
Al Nabhani F.
6-36-0
Vesnina E.[6]
Mchale C.
5-76-37-67