Bianca Andreescu vs Elina SvitolinaIndian Wells Semi-final

Indian Wells · WTA · Semi-final
#180WTA
1701ELO
1690Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2019
hard
#8WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Andreescu B.
6-3 2-6 6-4
Svitolina E.
Andreescu B.
6262
Svitolina E.
3641

Bianca Andreescu defeated Elina Svitolina 6-3 2-6 6-4 in the Indian Wells semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #8, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Andreescu B.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

Svitolina E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Andreescu B.

Even serve battle

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

Andreescu B.Svitolina E.
Serve
48
Return
57

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%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
82
89
Break points saved·Even
90
93
Break points won·Slight edge
89
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
87
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
75
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
98
98

Andreescu B.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Svitolina E.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 32%

Draw

Semi-finals
Kerber A.[8]
Bencic B.[23]
6-46-2
Andreescu B.
Svitolina E.[6]
6-32-66-4