Tatjana Maria vs Nicole GibbsNewport Beach Quarter-final

Newport Beach · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
#76WTA
1703ELO
1608Hard ELO
38 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 21 January 2019
hard
33 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Maria T.
6-1 6-3
Gibbs N.
Maria T.
662
Gibbs N.
13

Tatjana Maria defeated Nicole Gibbs 6-1 6-3 in the Newport Beach quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicole Gibbs came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Maria T.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Gibbs N.

Gibbs N.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Maria 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

Serve & return on hard

Maria T.Gibbs N.
9
Serve
13
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·Slight edge
56%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
51%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.8
1.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 39). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
13
2
Break points saved·Even
31
28
Break points won·Dominant
78
51
Deciding sets·Slight edge
9
17
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
58
38

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
70

Maria T.: 2 days rest · 5 matches, 81 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
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