Sabine Lisicki vs Vera Zvonareva — Guangzhou Round of 32

Guangzhou · WTA · Round of 32
GER
Sabine Lisicki
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 September 2018
hard
Vera Zvonareva
RUS
Vera Zvonareva
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Lisicki S.
6-4 6-2
Zvonareva V.
Lisicki S.
662
Zvonareva V.
420

Sabine Lisicki defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-4 6-2 in the Guangzhou round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vera Zvonareva came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Sabine Lisicki claimed a first win over Vera Zvonareva in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-08-29US OpenR16hardVera Zvonareva6-2 6-3
2011-08-01San DiegoQFhardVera Zvonareva6-3 3-6 6-4
2011-05-23Roland GarrosR64clayVera Zvonareva4-6 7-5 7-5
2010-08-30US OpenR64hardVera Zvonareva6-1 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Lisicki S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

Zvonareva V.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Lisicki S.

Serve advantage — Zvonareva V.

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
Lisicki S.Zvonareva V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.4
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.5
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (66 vs 180). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Lisicki S.Zvonareva V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
18
76
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
79
Break points won·Dominant
36
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
14
92
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
65
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Wang Q.[3]
Putintseva Y.[5]
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Wang Q.[3]
Petkovic A.
6-26-2
Putintseva Y.[5]
Pera B.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Pera B.
Krunic A.[4]
4-66-36-4
Putintseva Y.[5]
Baindl K.
6-46-1
Petkovic A.
Lapko V.[7]
6-27-62
Wang Q.[3]
Ferro F.
6-46-0
R16
Krunic A.[4]
Mchale C.
6-36-3
Baindl K.
Brady J.
W/O
Ferro F.
Zheng S.[8]
0-66-36-2
Petkovic A.
Wang Y.
6-47-65
Lapko V.[7]
Khazaniuk D.
6-27-5
Putintseva Y.[5]
Lisicki S.
6-36-3
Pera B.
Hruncakova V.[6]
6-26-3
Wang Q.[3]
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-2
R32
Mchale C.
Bogdan A.
4-66-33-1
Krunic A.[4]
Golubic V.
6-46-3
Lisicki S.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-2
Khazaniuk D.
Wang X.
6-44-66-3
Kuznetsova S.
Thandi K.
3-66-36-2
Hruncakova V.[6]
Jorovic I.
6-26-3
Pera B.
Frech M.
7-636-1
Wang Q.[3]
Gibbs N.
6-16-2
Lapko V.[7]
King V.
6-26-1
Baindl K.
Lu J.
6-07-64
Petkovic A.
Cabrera L.
1-66-36-3
Zheng S.[8]
Guo H.
6-46-2
Putintseva Y.[5]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-16-1
Ferro F.
Wang X.
6-36-3
Wang Y.
Zhu L.
6-26-2
Brady J.
Cornet A.[1]
6-06-3