Kristina Kucova vs Jelena Ostapenko — Hong Kong Round of 32

Hong Kong · WTA · Round of 32
SVK
Kristina Kucova
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2018
hard
Jelena Ostapenko
LAT3
Jelena Ostapenko
#31WTA
1855ELO
1794Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWLWL
Kucova K.
5-7 6-3 6-2
Ostapenko J.
Kucova K.
5662
Ostapenko J.
7321

Kristina Kucova defeated Jelena Ostapenko 5-7 6-3 6-2 in the Hong Kong round of 32 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kucova K.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Ostapenko J.

Ostapenko J.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kucova K.

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

Kucova K.Ostapenko J.
—
Serve
10
—
Return
45

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

Statistics

This season
Kucova K.Ostapenko J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.7
3.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
5.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (128 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kucova K.Ostapenko J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
6
88
Break points saved·Dominant
13
79
Break points won·Dominant
64
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
46
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
8
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kucova K.Ostapenko J.
Freshness·
—
91

Ostapenko J.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Yastremska D.
Wang Q.[6]
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Wang Q.[6]
Muguruza G.[4]
6-756-47-5
Yastremska D.
Zhang S.
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Yastremska D.
Kucova K.
7-666-2
Muguruza G.[4]
Kumkhum L.
6-27-5
Wang Q.[6]
Svitolina E.[1]
6-26-4
Zhang S.
Saville D.[7]
6-16-3
R16
Zhang S.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-16-746-1
Svitolina E.[1]
Hibino N.
6-06-3
Saville D.[7]
Niculescu M.
6-34-67-63
Muguruza G.[4]
Bogdan A.
6-26-1
Wang Q.[6]
Mchale C.
7-56-1
Yastremska D.
Zheng S.
6-36-3
Kucova K.
Tomova V.
6-16-0
Kumkhum L.
Cornet A.[8]
6-44-67-65
R32
Niculescu M.
Jabeur O.
4-67-606-4
Zheng S.
Krunic A.
6-16-3
Kucova K.
Ostapenko J.[3]
5-76-36-2
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Schoofs B.
6-46-0
Muguruza G.[4]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-1
Mchale C.
Chong E.
6-726-26-1
Wang Q.[6]
Zhang L.
6-06-2
Zhang S.
Sharipova S.
6-37-63
Kumkhum L.
Brady J.
6-17-65
Svitolina E.[1]
Hon P.
6-26-3
Cornet A.[8]
Glushko J.
6-16-2
Yastremska D.
Stollar F.
6-46-4
Tomova V.
Jakupovic D.
6-32-67-63
Saville D.[7]
Diyas Z.
3-67-56-1
Hibino N.
Stosur S.
6-36-3
Bogdan A.
Dolehide C.
6-726-37-5