Anett Kontaveit vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich — Biel Semi-final

Biel · WTA · Semi-final
EST
Anett Kontaveit
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 April 2017
hard
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
BLR
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
#122WTA
1726ELO
1697Hard ELO
32 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLW
Kontaveit A.
6-4 4-6 7-5
Sasnovich A.
Kontaveit A.
6472
Sasnovich A.
4651

Anett Kontaveit defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-4 4-6 7-5 in the Biel semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aliaksandra Sasnovich came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Anett Kontaveit narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-08Australian OpenR128hardAnett Kontaveit7-5 6-2
2019-05-06MadridR64clayAliaksandra Sasnovich0-6 6-3 6-2
2019-01-14Australian OpenR64hardAliaksandra Sasnovich6-3 6-3
2018-05-07MadridR32clayAnett Kontaveit6-2 4-6 6-2
2018-03-05Indian WellsR64hardAliaksandra Sasnovich6-2 6-4
2018-01-01BrisbaneR16hardAliaksandra Sasnovich1-6 7-6(2) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kontaveit A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sasnovich A.

Sasnovich A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kontaveit A.

Serve advantage — Kontaveit A.

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

Kontaveit A.Sasnovich A.
—
Serve
37
—
Return
35

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

Statistics

This season
Kontaveit A.Sasnovich A.
1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.3
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kontaveit A.Sasnovich A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
82
61
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
79
Break points won·Even
91
93
Deciding sets·Clear edge
90
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
25

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kontaveit A.Sasnovich A.
Freshness·
—
100

Sasnovich A.: 17 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Vondrousova M.
Kontaveit A.
6-47-66
Semi-finals
Kontaveit A.
Sasnovich A.
6-44-67-5
Vondrousova M.
Strycova B.[1]
7-636-2
Quarter-finals
Strycova B.[1]
Goerges J.[7]
4-66-31-0
Kontaveit A.
Mertens E.
7-56-726-1
Sasnovich A.
Giorgi C.
6-46-4
Vondrousova M.
Pliskova K.
6-27-5
R16
Giorgi C.
Suarez Navarro C.[2]
2-67-656-2
Sasnovich A.
Golubic V.
6-16-4
Kontaveit A.
Rodina E.
6-36-2
Mertens E.
Barthel M.
6-26-4
Vondrousova M.
Beck A.
6-16-3
Pliskova K.
Vekic D.
6-16-2
Goerges J.[7]
Dodin O.
6-46-3
Strycova B.[1]
Witthoeft C.
6-27-66
R32
Giorgi C.
Lottner A.
6-26-2
Barthel M.
Cepelova J.
6-36-4
Mertens E.
Niculescu M.[8]
6-26-2
Vondrousova M.
Gjorcheska L.
7-646-1
Beck A.
Masarova R.
6-46-4
Vekic D.
Cirstea S.
6-46-1
Pliskova K.
Vinci R.[4]
6-46-4
Goerges J.[7]
Broady N.
6-46-2
Dodin O.
Hsieh S.
6-26-2
Witthoeft C.
Bencic B.
6-16-3
Strycova B.[1]
Bouzkova M.
6-24-66-2
Kontaveit A.
Watson H.
7-626-2
Rodina E.
Babos T.[3]
7-674-2
Suarez Navarro C.[2]
Boserup J.
6-16-2
Sasnovich A.
Parmentier P.
3-66-26-3
Golubic V.
Siegemund L.[5]
6-24-67-63