Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Belinda BencicDubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
#128WTA
1775ELO
1742Hard ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2020
hard
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Pavlyuchenkova A.
1-6 6-1 6-1
Bencic B.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
1662
Bencic B.
6111

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Belinda Bencic 1-6 6-1 6-1 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #11, leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending the title. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

15
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-07-24Tokyo OlympicsQFhardBelinda Bencic6-0 3-6 6-3
2019-10-14MoscowFhardBelinda Bencic3-6 6-1 6-1
2019-07-01WimbledonR128grassBelinda Bencic6-2 6-3
2016-02-08St. PetersburgQFhardBelinda Bencic6-7(4) 6-4 6-2
2015-08-03WashingtonR16hardAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova6-2 6-4
2014-05-12RomeR64clayBelinda Bencic6-3 3-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Pavlyuchenkova A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Bencic B.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Pavlyuchenkova A.

Serve advantage — Bencic B.

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

Pavlyuchenkova A.Bencic B.
Serve
57
Return
55

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%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.3
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (175 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
85
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
95
Break points won·Even
91
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
88
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
86
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
82

Bencic B.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
30°CClear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 13%