Timea Bacsinszky vs Anastasija SevastovaSydney Round of 32

Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
37 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2019
hard
#293WTA
1719ELO
1664Hard ELO
36 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bacsinszky T.
6-7 6-4 6-4
Sevastova A.
Bacsinszky T.
63662
Sevastova A.
77441

Timea Bacsinszky defeated Anastasija Sevastova 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anastasija Sevastova came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Bacsinszky T.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sevastova A.

Sevastova A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Bacsinszky T.

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
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
2.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (27 vs 143). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
35
66
Break points saved·Dominant
46
73
Break points won·Clear edge
76
89
Deciding sets·Slight edge
66
74
Tiebreaks·Dominant
17
64

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