Donna Vekic vs Kurumi Nara — Cincinnati Qualifying Round 1

Cincinnati · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2017
hard
JPN
Kurumi Nara
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Vekic D.
6-4 4-6 6-3
Nara K.
Vekic D.
6462
Nara K.
4631

Donna Vekic defeated Kurumi Nara 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the Cincinnati qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Donna Vekic closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving59% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Nara K.

Nara K.serving51% 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

Serve & return on hard

Vekic D.Nara K.
6
Serve
—
36
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Vekic D.Nara K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.9
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 139). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vekic D.Nara K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
67
5
Break points saved·Dominant
86
14
Break points won·Clear edge
91
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
77
9
Tiebreaks·Dominant
33
65

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

Freshness

Recent load
Vekic D.Nara K.
Freshness·
97
—

Vekic D.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Townsend T.
Witthoeft C.
6-727-56-1
Sasnovich A.
Kenin S.
4-67-646-3
Barty A.
Flipkens K.
6-16-0
Puig M.
Duque Marino M.
6-46-747-5
Krunic A.
Schiavone F.
7-654-66-2
Haddad Maia B.
Alexandrova E.
6-37-63
Linette M.
Diyas Z.
6-46-3
Vekic D.
Sabalenka A.
2-66-46-1
Giorgi C.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-4
Lepchenko V.
Brady J.
7-676-3
Abanda F.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-656-4
Cepede Royg V.
Martic P.
6-33-67-5
Q1
Diyas Z.
Barthel M.
7-56-2
Krunic A.
Cirstea S.
6-716-36-4
Alexandrova E.
Larsson J.
6-47-65
Kenin S.
Rodina E.
6-36-2
Haddad Maia B.
Bogdan A.
6-36-1
Linette M.
Dolehide C.
6-747-667-63
Vekic D.
Nara K.
6-44-66-3
Sabalenka A.
Watson H.
7-646-4
Giorgi C.
Eguchi M.
7-636-3
Lepchenko V.
Day K.
6-46-4
Brady J.
Arruabarrena L.
2-66-17-69
Cepede Royg V.
Falconi I.
2-66-06-3
Rybarikova M.
Petkovic A.
6-46-1
Duque Marino M.
Niculescu M.
4-66-26-1
Martic P.
Mchale C.
1-66-36-2
Abanda F.
Doi M.
6-20-66-3
Vikhlyantseva N.
Bondarenko K.
7-56-3
Sasnovich A.
Mertens E.
2-67-56-2
Witthoeft C.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-1
Townsend T.
Begu I.
6-746-16-3
Flipkens K.
Hsieh S.
6-36-2
Barty A.
Ozaki R.
7-56-2
Schiavone F.
Gibbs N.
6-716-26-1
Puig M.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-2