Natalia Vikhlyantseva vs Jana Cepelova — St. Petersburg Qualifying Round 2

St. Petersburg · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
RUS
Natalia Vikhlyantseva
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 January 2018
hard
SVK
Jana Cepelova
33 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLW

Natalia Vikhlyantseva defeated Jana Cepelova 6-3 6-2 in the St. Petersburg qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jana Cepelova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Natalia Vikhlyantseva had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Natalia Vikhlyantseva claimed a first win over Jana Cepelova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Vikhlyantseva N.
662
Cepelova J.
32–

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-02-10Fed Cup WG2 R1: RUS vs SVKRRhardJana Cepelova6-4 6-4

Statistics

Recent form
Vikhlyantseva N.Cepelova J.
60%1st serve in+7%67%
62%1st serve points won+6%56%
42%2nd serve points won42%
54%Service points won+2%52%
42%Return points won+2%44%
46%Break points saved+7%53%
2.6Aces / match+1.80.8
6.5Double faults / match+3.72.8

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (19 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Martincova T.
Lapko V.
6-45-76-1
Rybakina E.
Chiesa D.
6-16-3
Vinci R.
Petkovic A.
6-14-66-3
Hruncakova V.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-27-5
Q2
Hruncakova V.
Yastremska D.
6-33-66-4
Vikhlyantseva N.
Cepelova J.
6-36-2
Lapko V.
Dodin O.
7-56-4
Martincova T.
Pliskova K.
3-66-46-4
Petkovic A.
Monova P.
6-36-2
Vinci R.
Kovinic D.
6-16-2
Rybakina E.
Sharipova S.
6-46-4
Chiesa D.
Fett J.
6-22-66-4
Q1
Pliskova K.
Eraydin B.
6-06-2
Kovinic D.
Paolini J.
6-43-66-2
Vinci R.
Watson H.
6-36-4
Yastremska D.
Alexandrova E.
4-66-36-2
Sharipova S.
Arruabarrena L.
3-67-647-5
Rybakina E.
Kudermetova V.
3-66-36-2
Fett J.
Karatantcheva S.
3-66-36-3
Chiesa D.
Flipkens K.
6-26-0
Petkovic A.
Kalinskaya A.
6-35-76-2
Monova P.
Pogrebnyak V.
6-46-0
Hruncakova V.
Anshba A.
6-46-2
Cepelova J.
Errani S.
7-682-66-3
Vikhlyantseva N.
Ivakhnenko V.
6-26-1
Lapko V.
Tomova V.
6-24-66-1
Martincova T.
Frolova A.
6-36-1