Kaia Kanepi vs Mandy Minella — Madrid Qualifying Round 1

Madrid · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 May 2019
clay
LUX
Mandy Minella
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWWLW
Kanepi K.
6-4 3-6 6-2
Minella M.
Kanepi K.
6362
Minella M.
4621

Kaia Kanepi defeated Mandy Minella 6-4 3-6 6-2 in the Madrid qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Mandy Minella came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kaia Kanepi claimed a first win over Mandy Minella in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kaia Kanepi closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-04-22MarrakechR16clayMandy Minella3-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kanepi K.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Minella M.

Minella M.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

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

Statistics

This season
Kanepi K.Minella M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
49%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.7
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (138 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kanepi K.Minella M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
3
Break points saved·Dominant
69
6
Break points won·Even
70
72
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
29
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
15
35

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Schmiedlova A.
Pegula J.
4-67-647-5
Zvonareva V.
Potapova A.
4-66-27-64
Baindl K.
Bolsova A.
6-36-3
Kostyuk M.
Bara I.
7-53-66-2
Pliskova K.
Kanepi K.
7-616-2
Mladenovic K.
Siegemund L.
7-656-1
Gasparyan M.
Brady J.
6-47-65
Hercog P.
Petkovic A.
4-67-646-1
Q1
Gasparyan M.
Barthel M.
3-66-16-1
Siegemund L.
Stosur S.
5-76-47-5
Mladenovic K.
Jorovic I.
7-56-4
Kanepi K.
Minella M.
6-43-66-2
Hercog P.
Golubic V.
6-46-1
Petkovic A.
Danilovic O.
7-55-76-2
Brady J.
Kudermetova V.
7-657-68
Pliskova K.
Krunic A.
6-26-4
Pegula J.
Doi M.
6-21-66-3
Schmiedlova A.
Puig M.
7-626-2
Potapova A.
Linette M.
1-66-46-2
Zvonareva V.
Maria T.
6-46-0
Bolsova A.
Lapko V.
6-26-2
Baindl K.
Alexandrova E.
6-46-4
Bara I.
Rybarikova M.
7-50-0
Kostyuk M.
Anisimova A.
6-02-66-0