Barbora Krejcikova vs Sabine LisickiTianjin Qualifying Round 2

Tianjin · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#32WTA
1874ELO
1820Hard ELO
$650kYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2018
hard
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Krejcikova B.
7-6 5-7 6-3
Lisicki S.
Krejcikova B.
79562
Lisicki S.
67731

Barbora Krejcikova defeated Sabine Lisicki 7-6 5-7 6-3 in the Tianjin qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sabine Lisicki came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Barbora Krejcikova claimed a first win over Sabine Lisicki in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-02-29Kuala LumpurR16hardSabine Lisicki7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Krejcikova B.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Lisicki S.

Lisicki S.serving56% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Krejcikova B.

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

Krejcikova B.Lisicki S.
39
Serve
57
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
61%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
6.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
6.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 66). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
92
18
Break points saved·Dominant
93
68
Break points won·Dominant
92
36
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
14
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
88
65

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
88

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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