Belinda Bencic vs Vera Lapko — Luxembourg Quarter-final

Luxembourg · WTA · Quarter-final
Belinda Bencic
SUI
Belinda Bencic
#14WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2018
hard
BLR
Vera Lapko
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLL
Bencic B.
6-4 6-1
Lapko V.
Bencic B.
662
Lapko V.
410

Belinda Bencic defeated Vera Lapko 6-4 6-1 in the Luxembourg quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vera Lapko came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Belinda Bencic claimed a first win over Vera Lapko in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-10-08LinzR32hardVera Lapko1-6 6-1 6-0
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Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Lapko V.

Lapko V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

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

Bencic B.Lapko V.
57
Serve
—
55
Return
—

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

Statistics

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

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

Freshness

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Goerges J.[1]
Bencic B.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Goerges J.[1]
Bouchard E.
6-737-56-1
Bencic B.
Yastremska D.
6-23-67-65
Quarter-finals
Bouchard E.
Petkovic A.
4-64-0
Yastremska D.
Gasparyan M.
6-16-4
Bencic B.
Lapko V.
6-46-1
Goerges J.[1]
Vekic D.[6]
6-33-66-3
R16
Lapko V.
Parmentier P.[8]
7-56-2
Yastremska D.
Muguruza G.[2]
6-26-3
Vekic D.[6]
Ferro F.
2-66-17-5
Bencic B.
Flipkens K.[9]
6-16-3
Gasparyan M.
Jakupovic D.
6-46-0
Goerges J.[1]
Blinkova A.
6-16-4
Bouchard E.
Suarez Navarro C.[3]
6-16-0
Petkovic A.
Siniakova K.[5]
6-26-3
R32
Petkovic A.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-4
Jakupovic D.
Baindl K.
7-633-66-4
Blinkova A.
Maria T.
6-27-5
Bencic B.
Rus A.
6-26-1
Parmentier P.[8]
Golubic V.
7-686-2
Bouchard E.
Babos T.
6-46-2
Lapko V.
Witthoeft C.
6-45-76-4
Muguruza G.[2]
Voegele S.
6-46-4
Flipkens K.[9]
Minella M.
6-26-3
Siniakova K.[5]
Larsson J.
6-16-756-0
Suarez Navarro C.[3]
Pliskova K.
6-36-4
Goerges J.[1]
Hruncakova V.
6-46-3
Vekic D.[6]
Schmiedlova A.
6-06-1
Ferro F.
Niculescu M.
4-67-666-0
Gasparyan M.
Sakkari M.[7]
6-17-64
Yastremska D.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-7107-65