Natalia Vikhlyantseva vs Elena Vesnina — Moscow Round of 16

Moscow · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Natalia Vikhlyantseva
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 October 2017
hard
RUS3
Elena Vesnina
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-6 6-4
Vesnina E.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7762
Vesnina E.
6340

Natalia Vikhlyantseva defeated Elena Vesnina 7-6 6-4 in the Moscow round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Vesnina came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Vikhlyantseva N.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Vesnina E.

Vesnina E.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Vesnina E.
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.9
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vikhlyantseva N.Vesnina E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
0
55
Break points saved·Dominant
28
77
Break points won·Dominant
38
69
Deciding sets·Dominant
10
79
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
36
29

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