Natalia Vikhlyantseva vs Alize Cornet — Moscow Quarter-final

Moscow · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Natalia Vikhlyantseva
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 October 2017
hard
FRA
Alize Cornet
36 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
Vikhlyantseva N.
4-6 7-5 6-3
Cornet A.
Vikhlyantseva N.
4762
Cornet A.
6531

Natalia Vikhlyantseva defeated Alize Cornet 4-6 7-5 6-3 in the Moscow quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alize Cornet came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Natalia Vikhlyantseva claimed a first win over Alize Cornet in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-07-15LausanneQFclayAlize Cornet4-6 6-1 6-3
2018-10-15MoscowR32hardAlize Cornet5-7 6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Vikhlyantseva N.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Cornet A.

Cornet A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Vikhlyantseva N.

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
Vikhlyantseva N.Cornet A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.7
Double faults / match·Even
4.8
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vikhlyantseva N.Cornet A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
0
53
Break points saved·Dominant
28
57
Break points won·Dominant
38
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
10
74
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
36
47

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
Goerges J.[7]
Kasatkina D.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Kasatkina D.
Begu I.
6-26-3
Goerges J.[7]
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-22-67-5
Quarter-finals
Begu I.
Lapko V.
6-34-67-5
Kasatkina D.
Sasnovich A.
6-46-3
Goerges J.[7]
Tsurenko L.
6-36-4
Vikhlyantseva N.
Cornet A.
4-67-56-3
R16
Lapko V.
Saville D.[6]
6-33-1
Cornet A.
Rybarikova M.[8]
6-10-0
Kasatkina D.
Siniakova K.
6-26-3
Vikhlyantseva N.
Vesnina E.[3]
7-636-4
Tsurenko L.
Vandeweghe C.[2]
7-51-66-2
Sasnovich A.
Mladenovic K.[1]
6-22-66-2
Goerges J.[7]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-3
Begu I.
Sevastova A.[4]
6-46-3
R32
Saville D.[6]
Pliskova K.
6-46-756-1
Rybarikova M.[8]
Sharapova M.
7-636-4
Vikhlyantseva N.
Kanepi K.
6-36-2
Putintseva Y.
Pervushina O.
7-56-1
Kasatkina D.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[5]
7-626-1
Cornet A.
Makarova K.
6-36-3
Begu I.
Rybakina E.
6-13-66-3
Lapko V.
Zanevska M.
6-26-3
Tsurenko L.
Mchale C.
7-646-3
Goerges J.[7]
Monova P.
6-06-3
Sasnovich A.
Babos T.
1-67-636-4
Siniakova K.
Vekic D.
6-06-2