Yafan Wang vs Donna Vekic — Acapulco Semi-final

Acapulco · WTA · Semi-final
CHN
Yafan Wang
#358WTA
1704ELO
1673Hard ELO
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2019
hard
Donna Vekic
CRO3
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Wang Y.
2-6 6-3 6-1
Vekic D.
Wang Y.
2662
Vekic D.
6311

Yafan Wang defeated Donna Vekic 2-6 6-3 6-1 in the Acapulco semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #35, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Yafan Wang claimed a first win over Donna Vekic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-08Australian OpenR128hardDonna Vekic4-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Wang Y.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Wang Y.

Serve advantage — Vekic D.

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

Wang Y.Vekic D.
—
Serve
6
—
Return
36

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

Statistics

This season
Wang Y.Vekic D.
1st serve in·Even
60%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (151 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Wang Y.Vekic D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
51
67
Break points saved·Slight edge
76
86
Break points won·Dominant
62
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
65
77
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
54
33

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

Freshness

Recent load
Wang Y.Vekic D.
Freshness·
—
97

Vekic D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Wang Y.
Kenin S.[5]
2-66-37-5
Semi-finals
Kenin S.[5]
Andreescu B.
6-43-67-5
Wang Y.
Vekic D.[3]
2-66-36-1
Quarter-finals
Wang Y.
Haddad Maia B.
6-36-4
Kenin S.[5]
Azarenka V.
6-44-67-5
Andreescu B.
Zheng S.[7]
7-636-1
Vekic D.[3]
Konta J.[8]
6-37-5
R16
Kenin S.[5]
Boulter K.
6-44-1
Andreescu B.
Buzarnescu M.[4]
6-27-5
Zheng S.[7]
Babos T.
4-66-46-3
Vekic D.[3]
Mchale C.
6-47-5
Haddad Maia B.
Stephens S.[1]
6-36-3
Wang Y.
Puig M.
4-1
Konta J.[8]
Flink V.
6-46-1
Azarenka V.
Maria T.
6-26-1
R32
Flink V.
Anisimova A.
3-4
Azarenka V.
Collins D.[2]
6-16-2
Maria T.
Trevisan M.
6-27-61
Buzarnescu M.[4]
Saville D.
6-46-2
Andreescu B.
Teichmann J.
6-16-3
Vekic D.[3]
Doi M.
6-06-3
Wang Y.
Bouzkova M.
6-26-2
Kenin S.[5]
Peterson R.
4-3
Stephens S.[1]
Parmentier P.
6-26-2
Babos T.
Jakupovic D.
5-76-46-4
Boulter K.
Perrin C.
6-47-5
Haddad Maia B.
Bara I.
6-06-2
Zheng S.[7]
Zarazua R.
3-67-56-4
Mchale C.
Bonaventure Y.
6-31-66-2
Konta J.[8]
Siegemund L.
6-36-2
Puig M.
Sakkari M.[6]
7-54-66-0