Sara Errani vs Daria Saville — Rabat Quarter-final

Rabat · WTA · Quarter-final
ITA
Sara Errani
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 May 2017
clay
AUS3
Daria Saville
32 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLWLL
Errani S.
7-6 6-4
Saville D.
Errani S.
7762
Saville D.
6540

Sara Errani defeated Daria Saville 7-6 6-4 in the Rabat quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Daria Saville came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Sara Errani claimed a first win over Daria Saville in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-17CincinnatiR64hardDaria Saville6-1 4-6 6-2
2015-06-22EastbourneR16grassDaria Saville6-1 5-7 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Errani S.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Saville D.

Saville D.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Errani S.

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
Errani S.Saville D.
1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
55%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
42%
Service points won·Even
52%
55%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.3
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
5.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Errani S.Saville D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
64
Break points saved·Dominant
8
79
Break points won·Slight edge
98
87
Deciding sets·Slight edge
78
70
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
34
51

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
20°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw

Final
Pavlyuchenkova A.[1]
Schiavone F.
7-57-5
Semi-finals
Schiavone F.
Lepchenko V.
7-56-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[1]
Errani S.
6-46-0
Quarter-finals
Lepchenko V.
Bellis C.
6-36-2
Schiavone F.
Maria T.
6-14-66-3
Errani S.
Saville D.[3]
7-656-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[1]
Davis L.[7]
6-43-66-3
R16
Bellis C.
Bacsinszky T.[2]
6-737-57-5
Lepchenko V.
Putintseva Y.[5]
1-66-46-1
Schiavone F.
Dabrowski G.
6-46-4
Errani S.
Riske Amritraj A.[8]
7-676-746-2
Saville D.[3]
Mertens E.
6-26-1
Davis L.[7]
Bondarenko K.
6-16-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[1]
Makarova K.
6-27-5
Maria T.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-4
R32
Bacsinszky T.[2]
Larsson J.
6-36-1
Lepchenko V.
Flipkens K.
6-31-66-3
Putintseva Y.[5]
Petkovic A.
6-36-4
Schiavone F.
Babos T.[4]
6-46-1
Dabrowski G.
Qostal L.
6-16-0
Shvedova Y.
Krunic A.
6-27-67
Maria T.
Begu I.[6]
6-36-1
Riske Amritraj A.[8]
Cornet A.
6-26-4
Errani S.
Blinkova A.
6-36-3
Mertens E.
Parmentier P.
4-67-676-2
Saville D.[3]
Zanevska M.
6-26-2
Davis L.[7]
Podoroska N.
6-26-1
Bondarenko K.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-16-4
Makarova K.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[1]
Perrin C.
6-27-66
Bellis C.
Hibino N.
6-14-67-5