Belinda Bencic vs Varvara LepchenkoLuxembourg Qualifying Final

Luxembourg · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Final
#14WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2018
hard
#172WTA
1578ELO
1559Hard ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bencic B.
6-3 7-5
Lepchenko V.
Bencic B.
672
Lepchenko V.
35

Belinda Bencic defeated Varvara Lepchenko 6-3 7-5 in the Luxembourg qualifying final on hard. The result followed the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #14, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-06's HertogenboschR16grassBelinda Bencic3-6 6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Lepchenko V.

Lepchenko V.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Bencic 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

Bencic B.Lepchenko 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
1st serve in·Even
64%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
48
Break points saved·Dominant
95
64
Break points won·Dominant
94
65
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
74
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
39

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
85
59

Bencic B.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d) · Lepchenko V.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 101 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast