Francesca Schiavone vs Varvara Lepchenko — Rabat Semi-final

Rabat · WTA · Semi-final
ITA
Francesca Schiavone
46 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 May 2017
clay
Varvara Lepchenko
USA
Varvara Lepchenko
#175WTA
1578ELO
1533Clay ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLWLLW
Schiavone F.
7-5 6-4
Lepchenko V.
Schiavone F.
762
Lepchenko V.
540

Francesca Schiavone defeated Varvara Lepchenko 7-5 6-4 in the Rabat semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Varvara Lepchenko came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Francesca Schiavone narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-05-28Roland GarrosR32clayVarvara Lepchenko3-6 6-3 8-6
2012-05-07MadridR64clayVarvara Lepchenko6-4 6-7(8) 6-3
2005-08-08Los AngelesR16hardFrancesca Schiavone6-3 2-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Schiavone F.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Lepchenko V.

Lepchenko V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Schiavone F.

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
Schiavone F.Lepchenko V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.6
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (46 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Schiavone F.Lepchenko V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
40
47
Break points saved·Even
61
64
Break points won·Slight edge
72
65
Deciding sets·Clear edge
55
72
Tiebreaks·Even
36
39

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

Freshness

Recent load
Schiavone F.Lepchenko V.
Freshness·
—
72

Lepchenko V.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 73 games (7d). Higher means fresher. 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