Elina Svitolina vs Anett KontaveitRome Semi-final

Rome · WTA · Semi-final
#10WTA
2070ELO
1995Clay ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2018
clay
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Svitolina E.
6-4 6-3
Kontaveit A.
Svitolina E.
662
Kontaveit A.
430

Elina Svitolina defeated Anett Kontaveit 6-4 6-3 in the Rome semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Anett Kontaveit came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final, but Elina Svitolina had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 5 on clay. Elina Svitolina claimed a first win over Anett Kontaveit in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-02-08Fed Cup G1 PPO: UKR vs ESTRRhardAnett Kontaveit6-3 6-7(5) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Svitolina E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kontaveit A.

Kontaveit A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

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
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.4
3.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
89
82
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
85
Break points won·Slight edge
99
91
Deciding sets·Slight edge
99
90
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
92
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
98

Svitolina E.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
18°CMainly clear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Semi-finals
Svitolina E.[4]
Kontaveit A.
6-46-3
Halep S.[1]
Sharapova M.
4-66-16-4