Belinda Bencic vs Mihaela BuzarnescuHobart Round of 32

Hobart · WTA · Round of 32
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2019
hard
#1011WTA
38 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bencic B.
4-6 6-3 7-5
Buzarnescu M.
Bencic B.
4672
Buzarnescu M.
6351

Belinda Bencic defeated Mihaela Buzarnescu 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the Hobart round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mihaela Buzarnescu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's final. Belinda Bencic claimed a first win over Mihaela Buzarnescu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-10-09LinzQFhardMihaela Buzarnescu6-4 5-7 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Buzarnescu M.

Buzarnescu M.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Buzarnescu M.
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%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.7
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 98). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
21
Break points saved·Dominant
95
31
Break points won·Dominant
94
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
56
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
48

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
82

Bencic B.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 40%