Vera Lapko vs Belinda Bencic — Linz Round of 32

Linz · WTA · Round of 32
BLR
Vera Lapko
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2018
hard
Belinda Bencic
SUI
Belinda Bencic
#14WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Lapko V.
1-6 6-1 6-0
Bencic B.
Lapko V.
1662
Bencic B.
6101

Vera Lapko defeated Belinda Bencic 1-6 6-1 6-0 in the Linz round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Vera Lapko claimed a first win over Belinda Bencic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-10-15LuxembourgQFhardBelinda Bencic6-4 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Lapko V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Bencic B.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Lapko V.

Serve advantage — Bencic B.

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

Lapko V.Bencic B.
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Serve
57
—
Return
55

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

Statistics

This season
Lapko V.Bencic B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.8
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.1
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (76 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Lapko V.Bencic B.
Freshness·
—
88

Bencic B.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
18°CClear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 69%

Draw

Final
Giorgi C.[5]
Alexandrova E.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Giorgi C.[5]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-4
Alexandrova E.
Petkovic A.
0-66-46-0
Quarter-finals
Giorgi C.[5]
Gasparyan M.
6-33-66-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Strycova B.[3]
3-66-46-4
Alexandrova E.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[6]
6-37-5
Petkovic A.
Mladenovic K.
6-16-3
R16
Gasparyan M.
Bertens K.[2]
7-52-67-63
Giorgi C.[5]
Teichmann J.
7-626-3
Strycova B.[3]
Pliskova K.
6-06-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.[6]
Lapko V.
5-77-646-3
Mladenovic K.
Babos T.
6-44-67-5
Petkovic A.
Maria T.
6-16-3
Alexandrova E.
Larsson J.
3-66-16-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Schmiedlova A.
1-67-637-65
R32
Gasparyan M.
Puig M.
6-20-0
Strycova B.[3]
Flipkens K.
7-647-65
Maria T.
Blinkova A.
2-66-26-3
Petkovic A.
Goerges J.[1]
1-67-56-4
Babos T.
Vekic D.[8]
6-16-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.[6]
Hruncakova V.
7-57-5
Teichmann J.
Cirstea S.
6-46-2
Bertens K.[2]
Haas B.
6-26-1
Pliskova K.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-46-2
Alexandrova E.
Siniakova K.[9]
7-56-0
Larsson J.
Voegele S.
6-24-66-4
Mladenovic K.
Dart H.
6-36-4
Giorgi C.[5]
Parmentier P.
6-37-64
Schmiedlova A.
Ferro F.
6-26-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Rybarikova M.[7]
6-36-4
Lapko V.
Bencic B.
1-66-16-0