Elena Vesnina vs Kristina MladenovicIndian Wells Semi-final

Indian Wells · WTA · Semi-final
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2017
hard
#841WTA
1422ELO
1408Hard ELO
33 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Vesnina E.
6-3 6-4
Mladenovic K.
Vesnina E.
662
Mladenovic K.
340

Elena Vesnina defeated Kristina Mladenovic 6-3 6-4 in the Indian Wells semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Vesnina came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Elena Vesnina extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Elena Vesnina closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-01-05AucklandR32hardElena Vesnina7-6(5) 6-2
2014-04-28OeirasR32clayElena Vesnina6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Vesnina E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Mladenovic K.

Mladenovic K.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
39%
Service points won·Even
57%
53%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
49%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
6.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
55
27
Break points saved·Dominant
77
26
Break points won·Even
69
69
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
48
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
65

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
16°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 20%

Draw

Semi-finals
Vesnina E.[14]
Mladenovic K.[28]
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Pliskova K.[3]
7-657-62