Sabine Lisicki vs Vitalia Diatchenko — Taipei Semi-final

Taipei · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
GER
Sabine Lisicki
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 November 2018
carpet
RUS
Vitalia Diatchenko
#794WTA
1466ELO
35 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLWW
Lisicki S.
1-6 6-3 7-5
Diatchenko V.
Lisicki S.
1672
Diatchenko V.
6351

Sabine Lisicki defeated Vitalia Diatchenko 1-6 6-3 7-5 in the Taipei semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Vitalia Diatchenko came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Lisicki S.serving56% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Diatchenko V.

Diatchenko V.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Lisicki S.

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

Statistics

This season
Lisicki S.Diatchenko V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
42%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.5
1.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
6.6
6.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (66 vs 105). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Lisicki S.Diatchenko V.
Clutch Rating·Even
18
15
Break points saved·Dominant
68
22
Break points won·Dominant
36
69
Deciding sets·Dominant
14
45
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
28

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Semi-finals
Lisicki S.
Diatchenko V.
1-66-37-5
Kumkhum L.
Schoofs B.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Schoofs B.
Martincova T.
7-633-0
Diatchenko V.
Zhu L.
6-16-0
Lisicki S.
Liang E.
6-46-0
Kumkhum L.
Hibino N.
6-36-1
R16
Kumkhum L.
Cabrera L.
6-36-4
Hibino N.
Jang S.
6-46-3
Schoofs B.
Xun F.
6-46-2
Martincova T.
Jorovic I.
6-17-65
Zhu L.
Kovinic D.
6-14-66-3
Lisicki S.
Rybakina E.
6-46-3
Liang E.
Grammatikopoulou V.
6-36-1
Diatchenko V.
Zhang Y.
5-76-36-2
R32
Xun F.
Duan Y.
7-677-65
Schoofs B.
Zhao C.
6-36-2
Diatchenko V.
Hon P.
6-26-4
Hibino N.
Raina A.
7-666-1
Martincova T.
Ruse E.
6-47-5
Grammatikopoulou V.
Ng K.
6-26-2
Liang E.
Haas B.
3-66-06-3
Kovinic D.
Zhang L.
6-36-1
Zhang Y.
Lu J.
6-36-2
Rybakina E.
Frech M.
6-46-3
Lisicki S.
Doi M.
6-36-2
Kumkhum L.
Han X.
6-36-4
Cabrera L.
Garland J.
6-46-2
Jang S.
Celik S.
6-26-1
Zhu L.
Teichmann J.
2-66-36-2
Jorovic I.
Sharipova S.
6-06-2