Anna Karolina Schmiedlova vs Belinda BencicHobart Semi-final

Hobart · WTA · Semi-final
31 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2019
hard
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Schmiedlova A.
7-6 4-6 6-2
Bencic B.
Schmiedlova A.
77462
Bencic B.
62621

Anna Karolina Schmiedlova defeated Belinda Bencic 7-6 4-6 6-2 in the Hobart semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova claimed a first win over Belinda Bencic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-20Australian OpenR128hardBelinda Bencic6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Schmiedlova A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Bencic B.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Schmiedlova A.

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

Schmiedlova A.Bencic B.
Serve
57
Return
55

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
55%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
48
88
Break points saved·Dominant
20
95
Break points won·Slight edge
85
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
88
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
66
98

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%