Donna Vekic vs Andrea PetkovicCincinnati Qualifying Round 1

Cincinnati · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 13 August 2018
hard
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Vekic D.
6-3 6-3
Petkovic A.
Vekic D.
662
Petkovic A.
33

Donna Vekic defeated Andrea Petkovic 6-3 6-3 in the Cincinnati qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andrea Petkovic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Donna Vekic claimed a first win over Andrea Petkovic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-09-22WuhanR64hardAndrea Petkovic5-7 6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Petkovic A.

Petkovic A.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

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

Serve & return on hard

Vekic D.Petkovic A.
6
Serve
36
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·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.0
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
67
48
Break points saved·Dominant
86
39
Break points won·Clear edge
91
76
Deciding sets·Even
77
73
Tiebreaks·Dominant
33
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
97

Vekic D.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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