Sara Errani vs Lesia Tsurenko — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
ITA
Sara Errani
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2018
hard
UKR
Lesia Tsurenko
37 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWWWLWWL
Errani S.
6-4 6-3
Tsurenko L.
Errani S.
662
Tsurenko L.
430

Sara Errani defeated Lesia Tsurenko 6-4 6-3 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lesia Tsurenko came in defending last year's round of 64. Sara Errani extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Sara Errani closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-03-07Indian WellsR64hardLesia Tsurenko6-4 6-3
2015-08-10TorontoQFhardSara Errani6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Errani S.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Tsurenko L.

Tsurenko L.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Errani 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
Errani S.Tsurenko L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
78%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
55%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
44%
Service points won·Even
52%
53%
Return points won·Even
48%
49%
Break points saved·Even
50%
53%
Aces / match·Even
0.3
0.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Errani S.Tsurenko L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
64
Break points saved·Dominant
8
37
Break points won·Even
98
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
78
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
34
85

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[1]
Kasatkina D.
6-46-0
Semi-finals
Kasatkina D.
Muguruza G.[2]
3-67-6116-1
Svitolina E.[1]
Kerber A.[6]
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Kasatkina D.
Vesnina E.
7-656-1
Svitolina E.[1]
Osaka N.
6-26-4
Kerber A.[6]
Pliskova K.[3]
6-46-3
Muguruza G.[2]
Garcia C.[5]
7-56-2
R16
Muguruza G.[2]
Bellis C.
6-37-5
Garcia C.[5]
Makarova K.
6-46-2
Vesnina E.
Ostapenko J.[4]
6-17-66
Kerber A.[6]
Errani S.
6-46-2
Pliskova K.[3]
Suarez Navarro C.
5-76-26-4
Osaka N.
Kontaveit A.
6-27-65
Kasatkina D.
Konta J.[7]
4-67-666-2
Svitolina E.[1]
Wang Q.
6-15-76-2
R32
Kerber A.[6]
Strycova B.
6-26-1
Errani S.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Zhuk S.
6-26-2
Osaka N.
Mladenovic K.[8]
6-26-2
Kontaveit A.
Stosur S.
1-66-26-4
Wang Q.
Bertens K.
6-36-0
Bellis C.
Mertens E.
6-36-3
Makarova K.
Sevastova A.
3-67-696-3
Garcia C.[5]
Safarova L.
6-37-5
Vesnina E.
Peng S.
6-47-5
Kasatkina D.
Radwanska A.
7-56-4
Konta J.[7]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-626-2