Donna Vekic vs Nao Hibino — Rome Qualifying Round 2

Rome · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1754Clay ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 May 2017
clay
Nao Hibino
JPN
Nao Hibino
#235WTA
1560ELO
1487Clay ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLWWLWW
Vekic D.
6-3 6-3
Hibino N.
Vekic D.
662
Hibino N.
33–

Donna Vekic defeated Nao Hibino 6-3 6-3 in the Rome qualifying round 2 on clay. The result followed the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #35, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Donna Vekic extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-10-09ZhengzhouR32hardDonna Vekic6-4 6-2
2018-01-15Australian OpenR128hardDonna Vekic7-5 6-3
2015-09-28TashkentFhardNao Hibino6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Hibino N.

Hibino N.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

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
Vekic D.Hibino N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Vekic D.Hibino N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
67
53
Break points saved·Dominant
86
39
Break points won·Even
91
91
Deciding sets·Slight edge
77
66
Tiebreaks·Dominant
33
81

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

Freshness

Recent load
Vekic D.Hibino N.
Freshness·Slight edge
97
91

Vekic D.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Hibino N.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Ostapenko J.
Barty A.
5-76-46-4
Wang Q.
Ozaki R.
6-26-0
Kontaveit A.
Duque Marino M.
3-66-27-5
Saville D.
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-4
Vekic D.
Hibino N.
6-36-3
Barthel M.
Lepchenko V.
7-57-64
Petkovic A.
Dodin O.
3-67-666-2
Bellis C.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-1
Q1
Wang Q.
Cirstea S.
6-46-2
Ozaki R.
Di Sarra F.
4-66-36-3
Bellis C.
Trevisan M.
6-36-2
Ostapenko J.
Brianti A.
6-26-756-2
Mattek Sands B.
Pironkova T.
7-666-4
Saville D.
Sasnovich A.
6-24-66-2
Barty A.
Zheng S.
2-66-16-1
Lepchenko V.
Bondarenko K.
6-06-2
Vekic D.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-4
Hibino N.
Brady J.
7-626-3
Dodin O.
Ferrando C.
3-66-16-3
Barthel M.
Sakkari M.
6-26-0
Sorribes Tormo S.
Shinikova I.
3-66-46-4
Petkovic A.
Boserup J.
5-76-46-1
Kontaveit A.
Cepelova J.
6-24-66-1
Duque Marino M.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-647-5