Jelena Ostapenko vs Danka KovinicIndian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
#29WTA
1855ELO
1794Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2017
hard
#1096WTA
31 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Ostapenko J.
6-4 2-6 7-6
Kovinic D.
Ostapenko J.
62772
Kovinic D.
46631

Jelena Ostapenko defeated Danka Kovinic 6-4 2-6 7-6 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Jelena Ostapenko came in ranked #29, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Jelena Ostapenko extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-01-31Gippsland TrophyR32hardJelena Ostapenko6-4 7-5
2017-02-27AcapulcoR32hardJelena Ostapenko6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Ostapenko J.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kovinic D.

Kovinic D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Ostapenko J.

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

Ostapenko J.Kovinic D.
10
Serve
45
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
57%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.8
2.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.3
4.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
33
Break points saved·Dominant
79
28
Break points won·Dominant
100
74
Deciding sets·Slight edge
96
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
2

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
93

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
16°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 20%

Draw