Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs Anett KontaveitIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
#122WTA
1726ELO
1697Hard ELO
32 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2018
hard
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sasnovich A.
6-2 6-4
Kontaveit A.
Sasnovich A.
662
Kontaveit A.
240

Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated Anett Kontaveit 6-2 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anett Kontaveit came in defending last year's round of 64. Aliaksandra Sasnovich extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

33
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-08Australian OpenR128hardAnett Kontaveit7-5 6-2
2019-05-06MadridR64clayAliaksandra Sasnovich0-6 6-3 6-2
2019-01-14Australian OpenR64hardAliaksandra Sasnovich6-3 6-3
2018-05-07MadridR32clayAnett Kontaveit6-2 4-6 6-2
2018-01-01BrisbaneR16hardAliaksandra Sasnovich1-6 7-6(2) 6-3
2017-04-10BielSFhardAnett Kontaveit6-4 4-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Sasnovich A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kontaveit A.

Kontaveit A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sasnovich A.

Serve advantage — Kontaveit A.

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

Sasnovich A.Kontaveit A.
37
Serve
35
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
61
82
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
85
Break points won·Even
93
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
72
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
25
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
100

Sasnovich A.: 16 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 10%

Draw