Samantha Stosur vs Daria Saville — Strasbourg Final

Strasbourg · WTA · Final
AUS6
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 May 2017
clay
AUS7
Daria Saville
32 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLWLL
Stosur S.
5-7 6-4 6-3
Saville D.
Stosur S.
5662
Saville D.
7431

Samantha Stosur defeated Daria Saville 5-7 6-4 6-3 in the Strasbourg final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Daria Saville came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Samantha Stosur narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-02WimbledonR64grassDaria Saville6-4 6-1
2018-05-21StrasbourgR16claySamantha Stosur6-3 6-4
2018-04-30PragueR32claySamantha Stosur6-3 4-6 0-0 RET
2018-01-08SydneyR16hardDaria Saville6-4 6-2
2015-08-10TorontoR64hardDaria Saville6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Stosur S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Saville D.

Saville D.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Stosur 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
Stosur S.Saville D.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
42%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
5.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (153 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stosur S.Saville D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
45
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
79
Break points won·Dominant
61
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
45
70
Tiebreaks·Even
47
51

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Stosur S.[6]
Saville D.[7]
5-76-46-3
Semi-finals
Saville D.[7]
Garcia C.[5]
6-46-2
Stosur S.[6]
Peng S.[8]
7-606-4
Quarter-finals
Saville D.[7]
Barty A.
6-46-737-65
Garcia C.[5]
Pliskova K.
7-636-2
Stosur S.[6]
Suarez Navarro C.[4]
7-656-4
Peng S.[8]
Rogers S.
6-06-4
R16
Barty A.
Giorgi C.
6-36-0
Saville D.[7]
Kulichkova E.
6-36-756-4
Garcia C.[5]
Linette M.
6-36-3
Pliskova K.
Puig M.[9]
6-26-3
Stosur S.[6]
Brengle M.
6-06-1
Suarez Navarro C.[4]
Mchale C.
6-46-1
Peng S.[8]
Hesse A.
7-56-2
Rogers S.
Wang Q.
6-46-4
R32
Peng S.[8]
Cornet A.
3-67-56-1
Hesse A.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-46-4
Wang Q.
Ozaki R.
6-43-66-3
Giorgi C.
Vesnina E.[2]
1-66-16-1
Kulichkova E.
Minella M.
6-16-4
Garcia C.[5]
Brady J.
6-36-4
Linette M.
Lapko V.
6-43-66-2
Pliskova K.
Golubic V.
6-24-67-5
Puig M.[9]
Boserup J.
6-16-0
Stosur S.[6]
Duan Y.
6-06-1
Brengle M.
Parmentier P.
6-14-67-64
Mchale C.
Petkovic A.
0-66-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[4]
Osaka N.
6-36-2
Rogers S.
Wozniacki C.[1]
7-681-0
Saville D.[7]
Chirico L.
6-26-3
Barty A.
Buyukakcay C.
6-06-1