Viktorija Golubic vs Timea BabosAdelaide Qualifying Round 2

Adelaide · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#47WTA
1775ELO
1720Hard ELO
33 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2020
hard
33 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Golubic V.
6-4 6-7 6-4
Babos T.
Golubic V.
66462
Babos T.
47741

Viktorija Golubic defeated Timea Babos 6-4 6-7 6-4 in the Adelaide qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Timea Babos came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Viktorija Golubic claimed a first win over Timea Babos in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Viktorija Golubic edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–7 6–4.

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-08-28US OpenR128hardTimea Babos7-5 5-7 7-5
2016-04-04KatowiceR16hardTimea Babos1-6 6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Golubic V.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Babos T.

Babos T.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Golubic V.

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

Golubic V.Babos T.
23
Serve
49
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
69%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Even
54%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.7
3.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 77). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
64
0
Break points saved·Slight edge
59
51
Break points won·Dominant
94
48
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
6
Tiebreaks·Dominant
57
15

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

Freshness

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Freshness·
95

Golubic V.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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